Zohran Mamdani: “My policy would look like reducing the wait times of putting…”

“That cannot be a policy we continue. We have to create a policy that actually puts these New Yorkers in a place that is warm, not a place that is just as cold. My policy would look like reducing the wait times of putting New Yorkers into affordable housing units. housing units and ensuring that when homeless New Yorkers look at their options, they no longer think that the best option for them is to sleep out on a bench …” (11:45–12:06)

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