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Zohran Mamdani: “We have to build an immense amount more housing.”

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

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One-on-one with Zohran Mamdani | Politics Unusual

Published | Video Starts at 04:59

So if elected, how are you going to make housing more affordable for middle income New Yorkers? I think there's a number of things. The first is We have to build an immense amount more housing. The private sector needs to build more. The public sector also needs to build more. And I think the public sector has to build immediately affordable housing. (04:59–05:01)

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