Zohran Mamdani: “Over the years to come, my administration will resurrect…”

“And they know that this belief could be made true if only government dared to work hardest for those who work hardest. Over the years to come, my administration will resurrect that legacy. City hall will deliver an agenda of safety, affordability and abundance, where government looks and lives like the people it represents, never flinches in the fight against corporate greed and refuses to cower before challenges that others have deemed too complicated. In so doing, we will provide our own answer to that age old question, who does New York belong to? Well, my friends, we can look to Madiba and the South African Freedom Charter.” (11:19–11:43)

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