Zohran Mamdani: “There are about 4,200, 4,300 New Yorkers who are homeless…”

“As we get on the train, we see a sight that's all too familiar to many New Yorkers during their commute. There's obviously a homeless gentleman on the train solution for that. There are about 4,200, 4,300 New Yorkers who are homeless living on our subway platforms, our streets, our parks. and there's almost the same number of vacant supportive housing units in this city. So there's a lot of issues in politics that have to do with funding, a lot of issues that have to do with, you know, creating new infrastructure.” (05:23–05:33)

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