Zohran Mamdani: “Too many New Yorkers, and Americans, for that matter, are…”

“Too many New Yorkers, and Americans, for that matter, are working eight hours and then still feeling like they haven't made enough money to keep living in the city they call home. And ultimately, what I'm focused on is making the city affordable for everyone in our politics. Lead today. That's Zoran Mamdani, the likely Democratic nominee for the New York City mayor's race, on why he got into the race.” (00:00–00:09)

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