Mamdani: $60 Million Dollars for Five Municipal Groceries Are Still Cheaper than Subsidizing Corporate Supermarkets

RAMPELL However Bill De ░░░░░░░░ our former mayor who ░░░░░░░░ have said was the ░░░░░░░░ mayor of your lifetime ░░░░░░░░ up against the exact ░░░░░░░░ problem that he promised ░░░░░░░░ bunch of things that ░░░░░░░░ quite popular could not ░░░░░░░░ Albany on board to ░░░░░░░░ for them or to ░░░░░░░░ its blessing for the ░░░░░░░░ for funding the MTA ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of other ░░░░░░░░ So how are you ░░░░░░░░ to make good on ░░░░░░░░ promises where he went ░░░░░░░░ MAMDANI I think actually ░░░░░░░░ Bill De Blasio s ░░░░░░░░ promise of his campaign ░░░░░░░░ universal pre K and ░░░░░░░░ s now one of ░░░░░░░░ most RAMPELL But that ░░░░░░░░ one priority right He ░░░░░░░░ a lot of political ░░░░░░░░ into it I just ░░░░░░░░ off a list of ░░░░░░░░ 10 things that you ░░░░░░░░ saying you want to ░░░░░░░░ MAMDANI And let me ░░░░░░░░ through them one by ░░░░░░░░ Freezing the rent for ░░░░░░░░ than 2 million rent ░░░░░░░░ tenants is something that ░░░░░░░░ mayor can do through ░░░░░░░░ rent guidelines board The ░░░░░░░░ administration did it three ░░░░░░░░ Municipal grocery stores I ░░░░░░░░ a pilot one in ░░░░░░░░ borough that s five ░░░░░░░░ total at a total ░░░░░░░░ of 60 million less ░░░░░░░░ half of what the ░░░░░░░░ has already set to ░░░░░░░░ on subsidizing corporate supermarkets ░░░░░░░░ a cost of 140 ░░░░░░░░ Then when it comes ░░░░░░░░ the need of working ░░░░░░░░ Albany that s for ░░░░░░░░ busses that s for ░░░░░░░░ childcare Free busses costs ░░░░░░░░ 700 million a year ░░░░░░░░ childcare around let s ░░░░░░░░ 6 billion Significant amounts ░░░░░░░░ money But the point ░░░░░░░░ I am also making ░░░░░░░░ is that universal child ░░░░░░░░ is a priority of ░░░░░░░░ Hochul Fast and free ░░░░░░░░ we ve already seen ░░░░░░░░ successful at the city ░░░░░░░░ And I am confident ░░░░░░░░ our ability in the ░░░░░░░░ way that Bill De ░░░░░░░░ was able to build ░░░░░░░░ large scale mandate to ░░░░░░░░ on universal pre K ░░░░░░░░ now it s celebrated ░░░░░░░░ everyone that we can ░░░░░░░░ get that same kind ░░░░░░░░ political movement to deliver ░░░░░░░░ these very things.”