Zohran Mamdani: “We have a city government that has $116 billion budget.”

“And I've told them that we are going to make it easier to not only open it, but keep it open. We're going to cut fines and fees by 50% because as you said, We have a city government that has $116 billion budget. It's not funded by charging a restaurant 25 bucks a year for the right to sell a frozen dessert. We're going to streamline the regulations and rules that these small businesses have to adhere to.” (07:36–07:40)

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