Zohran Mamdani: “One in four [people in New York City] are in poverty.”

“Here in New York City, wealthiest city and the wealthiest country in the history of the world, One in four [people in New York City] are in poverty. 500,000 kids go to sleep hungry every night. It's untenable to live with this kind of a divide. We have to actually have a politics that puts working people first.” (09:27–09:29)

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