An inside look at a homeless encampment in Mamdani's NYC

O. LOOK TO SEE FOR OURSELVES AND HE. MADE IT BACK. BARELY. ♪ ♪. >> RIGHT HERE WE HAVE A HOMELESS. ENCAMPMENT. THERE'S BEDS RIGHT HERE. PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING. WE HAVE UMBRELLAS. THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING AND. MAYOR MAMDANI'S NEW YORK CITY.

♪ ♪. THIS IS WHERE SOMEONE LIVES. THIS IS THEIR CLOTHING, THEY. HAVE AN UMBRELLA. HAND SANITIZER, KEEPING CLEAN, SO THAT'S GOOD. CAN'T BE BEHIND HERE WE HAVE A. SUITCASE, PINEAPPLE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. WE ALSO HAVE TEQUILA. ♪ ♪. WHOSE BED IS THEIRS?

>> I DON'T KNOW, IT'S NOT MINE. >> WHERE DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT? >> I TRY NOT TO SLEEP OTHERWISE. I MIGHT ACCIDENTALLY BE KILLED. OR SOMETHING. >> DO YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T BE. SLEEPING HERE? >> I KNOW. >> SO WHY ARE YOU DOING IT? >> I WANT TO SLEEP IN HERE. >> MAYOR MAMDANI LETS PEOPLE. SLEEP IN THE STREETS. >> NO HE DOESN'T. >> I SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE. SLEEPING DOWN THE BLOCK. >> BECAUSE THEY ARE [BLEEP]. >> HERE INSIDE THIS HOMELESS. ENCAMPMENT THERE IS ELECTRICITY. ♪ ♪.

>> DO THE HOMELESS PEOPLE KEEP. CLEAN? HERE'S THEIR LAUNDRY. THEY OPEN UP THE HYDRANTS, FILL. UP A BUCKET, AND DO THEIR. LAUNDRY. ♪ ♪. ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE WHAT. YOU DO FOR A LIVING? >> I HOLD UP TV REPORTERS AT.

GUNPOINT. >> DO YOU EVER FEEL LIKE YOU. WANT TO BETTER YOURSELF, GET A. JOB, LIVE IN AN APARTMENT? >> IF I DO, I FEEL LIKE I WOULD. WANT TO GET A BETTER JOB BECAUSE. I REALLY DO BELIEVE I'M--. >> RIGHT NOW YOU DON'T HAVE A. JOB. >> I DON'T HAVE PROPER. LEGITIMATE EMPLOYMENT. >> WHO PAYS YOU? >> MY PAYMENT ISN'T FOR-- TO BE. UNDERSTOOD. >> START MY OWN BUSINESS, I. DON'T WANT TO GET A JOB AND WORK. FOR SOMEBODY. >> HOW ARE YOU GOING TO START. YOUR OWN BUSINESS? >> BUY AND SELL.

>> TRY TO OPEN UP A STORE. >> HOW? >> FUNDING, SMALL BUSINESS LOANS. AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> WHO'S GIVING YOU A LOAN? >> I'M NOT SURE YET. >> RIGHT INSIDE THIS ENCAMPMENT. THERE'S BEDS. UMBRELLAS AND TARPS. PEOPLE ARE SLEEPING IN THEIR. THEY DON'T WANT A JOB, THEY. DON'T WANT TO GO INSIDE. THIS IS WHERE THEY LIKE TO LIVE. IT'S BIGGER THAN SOME STUDIO. APARTMENTS HERE IN. NEW YORK CITY. YOU ENJOY LIVING OUT HERE? >> THERE'S SOME ASPECT THAT I. VERY MUCH DO APPRECIATE IN TERMS.

OF FRESH AIR, POSSIBLY ABLE TO. BE BETTER. >> WHAT COULD THE MAYOR DO TO. HELP YOU GUYS? >> BACK IT UP. WHO SAID I NEEDED HELP? >> MY FRIEND WORKS FOR HIM AND. HE DOES HELP US. >> THE MAYOR IS ALLOWING PEOPLE. TO SLEEP OUT ON THE STREETS. WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO SAY TO THE. MAYOR? >> HAS THAT NOT ALWAYS BEEN. ALLOWED? >> MAYOR MAMDANI, I APPRECIATE. THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO BE A MAN. OF THE PEOPLE. >> WE WANTED TO TALK TO BUSINESS.

OWNERS BUT EVERYTHING IS CLOSED. THIS WAS A MECHANIC, THIS WAS A. CAR WASH. EVERYBODY IS CLOSING UP SHOP. BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORTH DOING. BUSINESS OUT HERE ON 12TH AVENUE. BY THE INTREPID ANYMORE. >> Jesse: THIS ISN'T AN. ACCIDENT. IT'S THE AGENDA. NEW YORK CITY IS CAPITALISM'S. CROWN JEWEL. THE COMMIES DON'T WANT IT. POLISHED. THEY WANT TO STRIP IT DOWN AND. PAWN IT.