Zohran Mamdani: “There are more than 50,000 New Yorkers who've already put in…”

“We will keep it to the 27th to ensure that we can actually do the work after the deadline of meeting every family's request. Now we also know that There are more than 50,000 New Yorkers who've already put in applications [for 3K and pre-K]. They may see this news and say, well, this is a center closer to me. They can go to their application and edit it and put this center at the top of their preferences if they so choose.” (09:41–09:46)

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