Zohran Mamdani: “People are traveling to find a place that they can afford to…”

“I said, how long is your commute? She said, two hours. And I asked her where she lived, and it was out of New York state. That's how far People are traveling to find a place that they can afford to rent. They're living in Connecticut, in Jersey City, they're living in Pennsylvania because they can't afford a place here anymore. And that's not sustainable, is it? I mean, I had a friend I was speaking to about this very thing, needed elder care for his mother.” (08:19–08:28)

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