Zohran Mamdani: “Mayor Adams has awarded more than $400 million in single, no…”

“First, I would end this chapter of demagoguery and the demonization that Mayor Adams has engaged in with regards to, to asylum seekers. He has said that they will destroy New York City, and he Mayor Adams has awarded more than $400 million in single, no bid contracts to companies that are clearly not fulfilling their responsibilities. And you know, I'm an Assembly member. I represent more than 100,000 people in Western Queens. In my office alone, we have helped more than 1,000 asylum seekers apply for city services, responsibilities that should be getting fulfilled by our city.” (08:23–08:35)

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