"I stand before you moved by the privilege of taking this sacred oath, humbled by the faith that you have placed in me, and honored to serve as either your 111th or 112th Mayor of New York City. But I do not stand alone. I stand alongside you, the tens of thousands gathered here in Lower Manhattan, warmed against the January chill by the resurgent flame of hope."
"I stand alongside countless more New Yorkers watching from cramped kitchens in Flushing and barbershops in East New York, from cell phones propped against the dashboards of parked taxi cabs at LaGuardia, from hospitals in Mott Haven and libraries in El Barrio that have too long known only neglect. I stand alongside construction workers in steel-toed boots and halal cart vendors whose knees ache from working all day."
"I stand alongside over one million New Yorkers who voted for this day nearly two months agoand I stand just as resolutely alongside those who did not. I know there are some who view this administration with distrust or disdain, or who see politics as permanently broken. And while only action can change minds, I promise you this: if you are a New Yorker, I am your Mayor."
The mayor pledges to serve all New Yorkers and to protect, celebrate, and mourn with them regardless of political differences. He says he stands alongside crowds gathered in Lower Manhattan as well as New Yorkers watching from Flushing kitchens, East New York barbershops, taxi dashboards, Mott Haven hospitals, and El Barrio libraries. He names construction workers in steel-toed boots, halal cart vendors, neighbors who bring food to elderly couples, and people who lift strollers up subway stairs. He acknowledges distrust and disdain toward government, promises that only action can change minds, and commits to visibility, accountability, and immediate work with labor and community leaders.
Read at www.amny.com
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