Zohran Mamdani: “My focus is cost of living. It's on bringing it down…”

“They voted for him because of cost of living. And I said to him that My focus is cost of living. It's on bringing it down, addressing it in housing and childcare and public transit and groceries. And that's what I. That's what I deem as a success of my administration. 3, 2, 1. Good evening, everyone, and happy New Year to all of you.” (29:17–29:25)

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