Zohran Mamdani: “This is both the wealthiest city and the wealthiest country…”

“It's to advance an agenda that makes it easier for working class people to live in this city. Because as we all know, This is both the wealthiest city and the wealthiest country in the history of the world. And it's a city where one in four New Yorkers are living in poverty. And so what we are looking to do is put our city back on a firm financial footing that also allows us to tackle the affordability crisis.” (43:59–44:03)

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