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Zohran Mamdani: “We spoke about how difficult it is to build in this city and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 20:20

You know, just recently I had a meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office. And amidst everything that we discussed, one of the topics was also ulurp. And We spoke about how difficult it is to build in this city and how important it is for us to build more housing to make this a city that every New York can afford. Anne Marie, I don't know if you want to add anything. No, that was perfect. I'm extremely excited about the whole platform. And who knew that ULURP brings people together. (20:20–20:28)

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Asserts the difficulty of building in the city and the importance of increasing housing affordability.

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