Zohran Mamdani: “There were parts of New York City where in five minutes…”

“And our storm system is built for 2 inches of rainwater. As we know now with the climate crisis, that amount is increasing. And There were parts of New York City where in five minutes, there was half an inch of rain. That equates to 6 inches in an hour. Actually, earlier Today I was meeting with a number of families in Hollis and Queens who not just, it wasn't just that their basements flooded, even first floor apartments were flooded.” (24:40–24:46)

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