Zohran Mamdani: “There's a cost of living crisis in our city, and Eric Adams…”

“… of tenants who are tired of seeing their landlords profit while their rents keep going up. What made you want to run for mayor? I think ultimately it was that There's a cost of living crisis in our city, and Eric Adams has used almost every opportunity to exacerbate that crisis. He has put his thumb on the scale of corporations, of landlords, and New Yorkers have been paying for it, and they've been priced out of the city that they built.” (00:48–00:54)

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