Zohran Mamdani: “One in four New Yorkers are living in poverty.”

“And our campaign is one that sees this city under attack in two ways. An affordability crisis on the inside. We're the most expensive city in the United States of America. One in four New Yorkers are living in poverty. The rest are living in a permanent state of anxiety about whether they can keep affording this city.” (05:38–05:41)

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