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Zohran Mamdani: “To end those contracts would be to incur massive fiscal…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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Published | Video Starts at 1:18:19

And as much as, as you will hear about experience and running a government, what Andrew Cuomo doesn't seem to understand is the city has already entered into contracts for these borough based jails. And To end those contracts would be to incur massive fiscal penalties. But that's not something that he seems to care about, even as he speaks about the fiscal stewardship of this city. If I may, you want to to talk to me about running government or managing projects? (1:18:19–1:18:24)

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Asserts that canceling contracts for borough-based jails would result in significant financial penalties.

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