Zohran Mamdani: “Too often New Yorkers have been asked to choose between…”

“And I think we talk about this in the language of pothole politics to show that there's no problem too big, no task too small, that, yes, we can deliver on universal childcare while we also pave over 165,000 potholes. Because Too often New Yorkers have been asked to choose between their quality of life and the quality of the city's ambition. And it's time to show that, in fact, both of these things can be fulfilled at once. What does National Democratic Party look like to you in your ideal world?” (17:56–18:06)

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