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New York's New Leadership
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Unfiltered. | |
| In a divided media world, one place brings Americans together. | ||
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| Unfiltered every day on the C-SPAN networks. | ||
| With the new year, there's also a new mayor of New York City, Zorhan Mamdani. | ||
| The self-proclaimed Democratic socialist was sworn in yesterday, making history as the city's first Muslim, first South Asian, and first African-born mayor. | ||
| Coming up, we'll show his public inauguration at City Hall, attended by his political allies, including Senator Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the state's attorney general, Letitia James. | ||
| That's followed by a press conference where the new mayor announced his agenda on housing policy. | ||
| But first, a small ceremony during which Mr. Mamdani took the official oath of office at midnight on New Year's Day in a decommissioned subway station. | ||
| Let us begin. | ||
| Please repeat after me. | ||
| Raise your right hand. | ||
| I. Zoran Kwame Mandani Mamdani. | ||
| Do solemnly swear. | ||
| Do solemnly swear. | ||
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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. | |
| The 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. | ||
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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. | ||
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We're happy to be here. | |
| Okay. | ||
| It's such a pleasure to have you. | ||
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Please, sign with us, make your shirt. | |
| And may I now ask for your $9 fine. | ||
| You may ask for my $9. | ||
| There we go. | ||
| This should be exact change. | ||
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Excellent, Mr. Mayor. | |
| Thank you very much. | ||
| And the last thing, would you please sign the book? | ||
| Absolutely. | ||
| Thank you, Mr. Najre. | ||
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Thank you, Mayor. | |
| Okay, so you're going to sign the first line here. | ||
| You're going to put today's date. | ||
| Your signature. | ||
| Printer sign right here. | ||
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Could you do both? | |
| Okay. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
| It's crazy. | ||
| Okay. | ||
| Okay. | ||
| Should I leave that for you? | ||
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You leave that for me. | |
| Okay, it is now official. | ||
| Thank you. | ||
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Mr. Mayor, congratulations. | |
| Thank you so much. | ||
| It's the honor of a lifetime. | ||
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Thank you. | |
| 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. | ||
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Thank you so much, Mr. Mayor. | |
| 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. | ||
| 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, Michael. | ||
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Thank you. | |
| Congratulations. | ||
| Thank you all so much. | ||