Zohran Mamdani: “We are deeply replacing more than 6,700 catch basins over…”

“Now, this builds on $20 million that have already been invested for 40 new catch basin cleaning trucks. Because what we're speaking about in actuality is We are deeply replacing more than 6,700 catch basins over the next decade, starting in Queens and then moving to Brooklyn, Staten Island as well as the Bronx. This is going to begin in July of this year. And what we're talking about is building upon the work the DEP has been doing which has upgraded 1776 basins …” (02:55–03:08)

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