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Zohran Mamdani: “The housing crisis is the preeminent crisis in the city.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:10

There are a number of real estate leaders who had shared with me the difficulties they have to go through to build housing in this city. We need to build more housing. The housing crisis is the preeminent crisis in the city. And so that's why we've supported measures like SECRE reform, making it easier to go through that regulation so you can actually build that building much sooner. (07:10–07:13)

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Asserts that the housing crisis is the most significant issue facing the city.

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