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Zohran Mamdani: “Nine drivers had taken their own lives.”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published June 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:25

And one of the promises I made when I ran for assembly was, I'm going to cancel excessive medallion debt. You know, the average debt that a driver had was $550,000. Nine drivers had taken their own lives. Politicians would come and go and say, we're so sorry. Thoughts and prayers, and they wouldn't do anything. And I said, this is something I was going to tackle. (13:25–13:28)

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