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

“I am running to be the next mayor of this city because this is the most expensive city in the United States of America and it's also the wealthiest one in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. And yet One in four New Yorkers are living in poverty. I'm running to make the city affordable. My first apartment that I rented is the one that I am living in right now. And I'm paying $2,300 for a one bedroom in Astoria.” (00:13–00:16)

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