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Zohran Mamdani: “The cost [to make buses fast and free] would be about 6,700…”

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

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It's freeze the rent of 2 million rent stabilized tenants. And similarly, people who ask me questions about, is it possible to make buses fast and free? I say The cost [to make buses fast and free] would be about 6,700 million dollars. which is less than Andrew Cuomo gave to Elon Musk. One year in tax breaks of 959 million, showing people the context that we're in and building a coalition where … (10:21–10:25)

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Asserts that making buses fast and free would cost approximately $6.7 billion.

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