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Zohran Mamdani: “The message is about transforming the most expensive city in…”

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

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Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani joins 'GMA' to discuss victory

Published | Video Starts at 00:18

First Muslim mayor of New York, first Democratic Socialist, first mayor to win more than a million votes in what, three decades? Youngest mayor in more than a century. So what is the message and the mandate behind that? The message is about transforming the most expensive city in the United States of America into one that's affordable for each and every New Yorker. And. And what New Yorkers across the five boroughs gave us last night was a mandate to pursue the most ambitious affordability agenda the city has seen since the days of Fiorello LaGuardia. (00:18–00:26)

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Asserts the goal of making New York City affordable for all residents.

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