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

“Well, you know, I am not surprised to hear any of these critiques or points from Eric Adams because it is Eric Adams mayorality that has delivered us with a city where One in four New Yorkers are living in poverty. And in that same video, he diagnoses what the issues are that New Yorkers face. He speaks about the necessity of lowering costs of improving quality of life, of keeping New Yorkers safe.” (03:43–03:45)

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