Andrew Cuomo (00:30):
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You're taking my time. You're taking my time. First, let me… I love you, too. I love you, too. Let me acknowledge part of my special campaign team. We have from the right Tellef Lundevall, the new son-in-law, husband of Mariah. We have Mariah, Cara, Michaela. I want to thank our campaign chairman, Bill Mulrow, our great campaign manager, Greg Goldner. I want to thank Mayor Adams who stepped out of the race to make us more competitive, and that was a very gracious thing to do. I want to thank Mayor Bloomberg who gave us his support, Governor David Patterson, all the unions, and I am blessed. I am blessed to have the people in this room. You have been a phenomenal team, great friends. You are superstars. Even more, you are New York Patriots and I'm proud of you.
(02:04)
This campaign, this campaign was the right fight to wage and I am proud of what we did and what we did together. This campaign was to contest the philosophies that are shaping the Democratic party, the future of this city, and the future of this country. And this coalition transcended normal, partisan politics. It brought together Democrats and Republicans and Independents joined by the simple fact that their first allegiance is as citizens of New York City. Two million voters, the largest number in modern political history, cared enough to show up in a municipal election. And 42% voted for us on an independent line. That is the highest percentage in modern history. Ironically, it is just higher than when Mario Cuomo got 40% on an independent line against Ed Koch in 1977.
(03:46)
It's also important to note that almost half of New Yorkers did not vote to support a government agenda that makes promises that we know cannot be met. We support an economy of jobs, of opportunity, of entrepreneurship. That's what New York is, and that's what New York must remain. We are a nation of laws and we believe in law and order, and we need the police to keep society safe. We will not make the NYPD the enemy. We cherish, we cherish our diversity and we have no tolerance for discrimination of any kind by race, religion, sexual orientation, or creed. And we will not tolerate any behavior that fans the flames of anti-Semitism or diverse attacks.
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Our strength, our strength is our unity. Black, white, brown, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Buddhist, we are one. We are the family of New York. We believe in interconnection and mutuality and co-dependence. And you attack one of us. You attack all of us. That is what it means to be a New Yorker. No one and nothing will ever divide us. And this campaign was necessary to make that point, a caution flag that we are heading down a dangerous, dangerous road. Well, we made that point and they heard us, and we will hold them to it. Also, my friends feel proud because we accomplished the two important New York characteristics. We got up off the mat after the primary and we made it a real race when the media had already commenced a coronation.
(06:31)
Feel proud because we fought our hearts out and we left it all on the field. Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani. No, no, no, no, no. That is not right. That is not right. And that is not us. That is not us. Tonight was their night. And as they start to transition to government, we will all help any way we can because we need our New York City government to work. We want it to work for all New Yorkers because our city is the greatest city in the world. And we will unite for New York City because we love New York City. And from the bottom of my heart, I thank each and every one of you. I love you, for the fight you made, for the soul that you showed, and the example that you set. New York City heard us and we will be the better for it. Thank you, and God bless you.
MUSIC (07:57):
Yeah, I'm out that Brooklyn.
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Now I'm down in Tribeca.
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Right next to De Niro.
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But I'll be hood forever.
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I'm the new Sinatra.
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And since I made it here.
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I can make it anywhere.
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Yeah, they love me everywhere.
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I used to cop in Harlem.
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Hola, my Dominicanos.
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Right there up on Broadway.
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Brought me back to that McDonald's.
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Took it to my stash spot.
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560 State Street.
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Catch me in the kitchen.
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Like the Simmons whippin' pastry.
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Cruising down 8th Street.
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Off-white Lexus.
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Driving so slow.
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But BK is from Texas.
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Me? I'm out that Bed-Stuy.
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Home of that boy Biggie.
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Now I live on Billboard.
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And I brought my boys with me.
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Say what up to Ty Ty.
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Still sippin' Mai Tais.
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Sittin' courtside.
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Knicks and Nets give me high-fives.
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Nigga, I be spiked out.
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I could trip a referee.
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Tell by my attitude.
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That I most definitely from.
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In New York.
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Ayy, uh-huh.
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Concrete jungle.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Where dreams are made of.
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There's nothin' you can't do.
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Yeah.
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Now you're in New York.
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Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh.
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These streets will make you feel brand-new.
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New.
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Big lights will inspire you.
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Come on.
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Let's hear it for New York.
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You welcome, OG.
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New York, New York.
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I made you hot, nigga.
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Catch me at the X with OG.
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At a Yankee game.
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Shit, I made the Yankee hat.
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More famous than a Yankee can.
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You should know I bleed blue.
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But I ain't a Crip though.
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But I got a gang of niggas.
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Walkin' with my clique though.
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Welcome to the melting pot.
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Corners where we selling rock.
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Afrika Bambaataa…