Zohran Mamdani: “The mental health crisis has become a reality for far too…”

“That is the focus of our administration. And as we continue to look to address the fact that The mental health crisis has become a reality for far too many New Yorkers across the city. And right now, what we are doing is asking the NYPD to respond to 200,000 mental health calls on an annual basis.” (14:21–14:26)

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