Zohran Mamdani: “Last week, the news publication the City reported that The…”

“… the law and that the law also here in New York City means that we stand up for immigrants across the five boroughs. All right, one really quick. Yep. Yeah. Last week, the news publication the City reported that The NYPD had been monitoring a signal chat of court watchers as part of a larger investigation, they said, into counterterrorism. Is this something that your administration will continue? The comptroller said this brings up serious houndshoe guidelines violations. It's protected speech. People are allowed to go watch for.” (32:21–32:35)

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