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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordSeptember 10, 2025
But are any working-class New Yorkers actually going to be able to watch any of the matches?
Said by
Zohran Mamdani
Democratic · New York
Source
nypost.com

Editor's note · Context

Mamdani questions accessibility of World Cup matches for working-class New Yorkers.

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