Zohran Mamdani: “We have to ensure that our focus and our resources are…”

“And I continue to uphold what I've said in the clip that you just played, which is that I've never been in support of legalization, and I'm not in support of legalization of prostitution. And what I do believe is, is that We have to ensure that our focus and our resources are always driven with the intent of providing safety for New Yorkers. And that means focusing on taking on sex trafficking, violence against women, ensuring that that is where we are putting our attention to, and returning to the practices of previous …” (28:29–28:37)

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