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Zohran Mamdani: “We have known of the need of a Department of Community…”

Featuring: Zohran Mamdani, Democratic | Mayor of New York City

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LIVE | NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani makes an announcement

Published | Video Starts at 43:21

And we are talking about a family that is enduring the kind of pain that no family should, and an individual that has lived with schizophrenia for many years. And We have known of the need of a Department of Community Safety prior to this moment. This only highlights the urgency of that need and to be able to deliver it for New Yorkers. I really need to have a clarification, please. This. (43:21–43:26)

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Asserts that there has been a recognized need for a Department of Community Safety before the current situation.

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