MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is doubling down on his pledge to end homeless encampment sweeps– insisting he will find homeless New Yorkers housing.
PIX11 asked Mamdani about where he would draw the line when it comes to dealing with encampments after a wave of criticism following the statement he made last week.
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Mamdani was asked if his administration would abide people taking up large portions of a sidewalk or subway cars.
“These are not conditions we are standing in right now any New Yorker should be living in,” Mamdani said, referencing the blast of arctic air New York City is experiencing. “The question is whether we’ll be satisfied shuttling those New Yorkers to another equally cold place in our city or whether we want to connect them with housing.”…