Zohran Mamdani: “This was in many ways purely of City Hall's doing. It was…”

“We all know the caricature. You know, they don't pick up after their dogs. You know what I'm talking about? You're the fiscal conservative in that relationship. Did that surprise you? This was in many ways purely of City Hall's doing. It was mismanagement and under budgeting and it had been building for years. And I Think that one of my goals is how do we right the ship not just in a 12 month, you know, interval, but frankly on a medium and a long term.” (23:27–23:37)

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