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Zohran Mamdani: “Part of this is tort reform. Part of this is also hiring…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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BREAKING: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Unveils FY27 Preliminary Budget With Potential Property Tax Hike

Published | Video Starts at 31:17

… to engage in so many acts of outsourcing to consultants, but also to look at what are the medium term actions we can take that could reduce the city's expenses. Part of this is tort reform. Part of this is also hiring more fiscal auditors. That work will continue. March 20th is when our CSOs will be presenting their plans to achieve those 1.5 and 2.5% savings. However, we are looking to exhaust every option in front of us. (31:17–31:22)

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