Mamdani on Poor Air Quality in NYC: ‘Climate Change Exacerbates So Much of What Our City Is Facing’

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MAMDANI: “Whether we’re speaking about the heat, whether we are speaking about the air quality, or whether we’re even speaking about the levels of rainwater and flooding in our city, I am concerned. And I’m concerned because what we see is that the climate crisis exacerbates so much of what our city is facing. And what we want to do is take every single short-term measure that we can. But as you also say, looking to medium- and long-term measures to ensure that we can continue to provide safety to New Yorkers, even amidst these kinds of challenging conditions. One thing that I would underline is, in our city, we pride ourselves on being resilient. Today is not a day to say, in spite of the air quality, I’m going to do everything I was going to do yesterday. This is very serious.”