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Zohran Mamdani: “There are about 24,000 units today at the very least, that…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 10:14

So there's a clear precedent. It can be done. It's just a question, do you want to do it? But to your other point, There are about 24,000 units today at the very least, that are being what's called warehoused, kept off the market. Now, the reason I say the very least is that's a number that comes from landlords self reporting. Obviously, if they're self reporting, there's an incentive to not report them all. (10:14–10:22)

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