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Zohran Mamdani: “We have no interest in selling any of that [cigarettes and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:41

And I think this is the other part of it, which is like the highest sources of revenue for bodegas in New York City are cigarettes and lotto, that We have no interest in selling any of that [cigarettes and lotto] at a city run grocery store. whose entire purpose is to deliver affordable groceries. And I think this is the thing you'll see, especially in the last phase of an election, the desperation increases to a … (03:41–03:46)

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Asserts that city-run grocery stores will not sell cigarettes or lotto.

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