Zohran Mamdani: “We're going to freeze the rent for two and a half million…”

“And so I understand you've heard promises, and that's why it's my job to present the plan, to actually do it. So when I say We're going to freeze the rent for two and a half million New Yorkers. I explained we're going to do it through the Rent Guidelines Board, the mayor appoints all the appointees. We've done this before. Under de Blasio, three rent freezes.” (15:55–15:58)

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