Mamdani: In this ‘Political Darkness,’ ‘New York Will Be the Light’

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MAMDANI: “Years from now, may our only regret be that this day took so long to come.
(Cheering and Applause)
This new age will be one of relentless improvement. We will hire thousands more teachers. 
(Cheering and Applause)
We will cut waste from a bloated bureaucracy. 
(Cheering and Applause)
We will work tirelessly to make lights shine again in the hallways of NYCHA developments, where they have long flickered. 
(Cheering and Applause)
Safety and justice will go hand in hand as we work with police officers to reduce crime and create a department of community safety that tackles the mental health crisis and homelessness crises head on. 
(Cheering and Applause)
Excellence will become the expectation across government, not the exception. In this new age we make for ourselves, we will refuse to allow those who traffic in division and hate to pit us against one another. In this moment of political darkness, New York will be the light."