Zohran Mamdani: “What I am proposing is something that will address the needs…”

“Explain really what you have in mind, and please include any evidence that this approach would work. Absolutely. What my opponents are clinging to is the. The past, because that's all that they know. What I am proposing is something that will address the needs of New Yorkers in the present. We speak and hear from New Yorkers across the five boroughs who outline how the mental health crisis is one of the major challenges in this city.” (54:19–54:25)

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