Zohran Mamdani: “This means in a tangible sense is the creation of 1,000…”

“Where we know that too many of these kinds of press conferences have then been followed by years of waiting and New Yorkers cannot afford to wait any longer. And so what This means in a tangible sense is the creation of 1,000 additional affordable housing units on city-owned land across our city. Right here where we stand in this rubble will soon be a new reality. At 784 Myrtle, we're talking about more than 100 units.” (01:48–02:00)

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