For much of our history, the response from City hall has been simple. It belongs only to the wealthy and well connected, those who never strain to capture the attention of those in power. Working people have reckoned with the crowded classrooms and public housing developments where the elevators sit out of orders, roads littered with potholes and buses that arrive half an hour late, if at all, wages that do not rise, and corporations that rip off consumers and employees alike. And still there have been brief, fleeting moments where the equation changed. Twelve years ago, Bill de Blasio stood where I stand now as he promised to put an end to economic and social inequalities that divided our city into two. (09:42–10:03)
CLAIM
Asserts that working people in New York face issues like crowded classrooms, faulty public housing, poor infrastructure, stagnant wages, and corporate exploitation.
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