NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani: I Will Increase Funding for Anti-Hate Crime Programing by 800%

LEMIRE And we ve ░░░░░░░░ talking all morning about ░░░░░░░░ incident yesterday in Boulder ░░░░░░░░ where some elderly mostly ░░░░░░░░ residents were holding a ░░░░░░░░ March just asking for ░░░░░░░░ to come home from ░░░░░░░░ They were attacked by ░░░░░░░░ man with a makeshift ░░░░░░░░ It is just the ░░░░░░░░ in a rise of ░░░░░░░░ Semitic violent incidents across ░░░░░░░░ country New York City ░░░░░░░░ course home to by ░░░░░░░░ the largest Jewish population ░░░░░░░░ the United States What ░░░░░░░░ your message to those ░░░░░░░░ to Jewish residents of ░░░░░░░░ York City who feel ░░░░░░░░ their safety Why should ░░░░░░░░ trust you at the ░░░░░░░░ MAMDANI You know I ░░░░░░░░ them and I hear ░░░░░░░░ fear when I speak ░░░░░░░░ Jewish New Yorkers across ░░░░░░░░ city And ultimately Jewish ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers deserve to be ░░░░░░░░ They deserve to be ░░░░░░░░ And as the next ░░░░░░░░ of the city that ░░░░░░░░ what I will do ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard especially ░░░░░░░░ we speak about anti ░░░░░░░░ how do we go ░░░░░░░░ just talking about it ░░░░░░░░ do we actually tackle ░░░░░░░░ And that s why ░░░░░░░░ the heart of that ░░░░░░░░ to create a Department ░░░░░░░░ Community Safety is a ░░░░░░░░ to increase funding for ░░░░░░░░ hate crime programming by ░░░░░░░░ percent The very programming ░░░░░░░░ ve seen be effective ░░░░░░░░ countering the rise in ░░░░░░░░ kinds of attacks LEMIRE ░░░░░░░░ right Certainly a fascinating ░░░░░░░░ The primary is just ░░░░░░░░ few weeks away Candidate ░░░░░░░░ New York City Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Zohran Mamdani Assemblyman thank ░░░░░░░░ for being here today ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ having me.”