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Zohran Mamdani: “That's a cost of about $700 million a year.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:44

We cannot simply demand that they do so without covering the amount of money they would raise from fares. And That's a cost of about $700 million a year. And I continue to be excited about the work of making the slowest buses in America fast and and of sharing the governor's interest in delivering on affordability agenda. (04:44–04:47)

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Asserts that making buses free would cost approximately $700 million annually.

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