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Grateful Mayor Takes Oath
00:05:50
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Moderate. | |
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| Next, the swearing-in of New York City Mayor Zorhan Mamdani, which was held in a decommissioned subway station underneath City Hall. | ||
| Administering the oath was New York Attorney General Letitia James. | ||
| Let us begin. | ||
| Please repeat after me. | ||
| Raise your right hand. | ||
| I. Zoran Kwame Mandani Zoran Kwame Mamdani. | ||
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Do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States. | |
| That I will support the Constitution of the United States. | ||
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The Constitution of the State of New York. | |
| Constitution of the state of New York. | ||
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And the Charter of the City of New York. | |
| And the Charter of the City of New York. | ||
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And that I will faithfully discharge. | |
| And that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York. | ||
| The Mayor of the City of New York. | ||
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According to the best of my ability. | |
| According to the best of my ability. | ||
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So help me, God. | |
| So help me, God. | ||
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Congratulations, Mr. Mayor. | |
| Mr. Mayor, congratulations. | ||
| Thank you very much. | ||
| We're happy to be here. | ||
| It's such a pleasure to have you. | ||
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Please. | |
| Sign your book. | ||
| Yes. | ||
| Thank you, sir. | ||
| And may I now ask for your $9 fine. | ||
| You may ask for my $9. | ||
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There we go. | |
| This should be exact change. | ||
| Excellent, Mr. Mayor. | ||
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Thank you very much. | |
| And the last thing, would you please sign the book? | ||
| Absolutely. | ||
| Thank you, Mr. Nadry. | ||
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Thank you, Mayor. | |
| Okay, so you're going to sign the first line here. | ||
| I'm going to put today's date, your signature, printer sign right here. | ||
| Could you do both, please? | ||
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. | |
| Okay. | ||
| Okay. | ||
| Should I leave that for you? | ||
| You leave that for me. | ||
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Okay, it is now official. | |
| Thank you. | ||
| Mr. Mayor, congratulations. | ||
| Thank you so much. | ||
| It's the honor of a lifetime. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
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Thank you, sir. | |
| Thank you, my friend. | ||
| Thank you so much for everyone for being here. | ||
| Happy New Year to New Yorkers, both inside this tunnel and above. | ||
| And I cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow as we begin our term. | ||
| This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime. | ||
| And after just having taken my oath to become the mayor of the city of New York, I do so also here in the old City Hall subway station. | ||
| A testament to the importance of public transit to the vitality, the health, and the legacy of our city. | ||
| And I can think of no better moment to announce our new Department of Transportation Commissioner than this. | ||
| So I would ask Mike Flynn, if you would please join me. | ||
| It is an honor to have Mike here alongside me as we embark on an administration that will take seriously the responsibility and the opportunity we have to make this streetscape and the public transit of the city we call home the envy of the world. | ||
| And it will require someone who's experienced, who is fluent in the landscape as it is, and who is ambitious and imaginative towards the landscape as it could be. | ||
| And I can think of no better person than the man alongside me, and I'm so proud to have him joining our administration as the next head of our DOT. | ||
| Please. | ||
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Thank you, sir. | |
| Thank you, Mike. | ||
| Thank you so much, Mr. Mayor. | ||
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Congratulations. | |
| It's especially meaningful to be here tonight in this incredible station. | ||
| I can't help but think back to the childhood me, who was endlessly fascinated by the city's subways, bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure. | ||
| But that's only one of the many reasons that I'm thrilled to be joining Mayor Mondani and the team, who fundamentally understand the role that transportation plays in the day-to-day lives of New Yorkers. | ||
| And I know firsthand that New York City DOT has some of the most passionate, talented, and committed public servants in the country, if not the world. | ||
| And they're ready to think big and deliver big on our ambitious agenda. | ||
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So I'm grateful, Mr. Mayor, for entrusting me with this critical role, which I consider the job of a lifetime. | |
| And I'm ready, I'm excited to hit the ground running and deliver real results for New Yorkers. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
| Thank you, Mike Ram. | ||
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Thank you. | |
| Congratulations. | ||
| Thank you all so much. | ||