Zohran Mamdani: “We're talking about a mayor that we're both seeking to…”

“We have to deliver the best quality of life in this city. And as Brad is saying, so much of that concern that many New Yorkers have is tied to a systematic underfunding of city agencies. We're talking about a mayor that we're both seeking to replace who at one point was proposing removing trash cans from some New York City street corners. And that's part of what makes people feel as if they're living in a city that is dirtier, that is less well run than the one that they know.” (19:14–19:22)

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