Zohran Mamdani: “We are going to freeze the rent for more than 2 million rent…”

“Can we hear it for the elected officials, the labor leaders, and the New Yorkers who have joined us this evening? And can we hear it for Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez? You know, … We are going to freeze the rent for more than 2 million rent stabilized tenants. … The Congresswoman was there with us on that picket line. She was there with us on the phone after everyone else had gone home.” (01:59–02:14)

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