00:00You know, I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn't be attending the parade and I've made my views
00:06on the Israeli government abundantly clear.
00:08And I also said on that same campaign that I would have a responsibility as the mayor of the city
00:14to ensure the safety and security of each and every New Yorker.
00:17I'm just wondering if you have any concerns about the mayor not being at the parade. Thank you so much.
00:22You know, I said on the campaign trail that I wouldn't be attending the parade and I've made my views
00:28on the Israeli government abundantly clear.
00:31And I also said on that same campaign that I would have a responsibility as the mayor of the city
00:36to ensure the safety and security of each and every New Yorker.
00:40And I don't believe that my presence as the mayor should determine whether or not a New Yorker is safe
00:45or secure.
00:46That is something we take incredibly seriously.
00:48And what we also take seriously as an administration is to ensure that we are delivering on not just keeping
00:55Jewish New Yorkers safe,
00:57but ensuring that Jewish New Yorkers understand that they belong in this city, that they are cherished by this city.
01:03And I am proud of the work that our mayor's office to combat anti-Semitism, headed by Felisa Wisdom,
01:08has been doing in leading a first-in-the-nation municipal response to anti-Semitism by actually crafting an affirmative
01:14vision of how to tackle it
01:15as opposed to just how to respond to incidents of it.
01:18And we've coupled that with an investment of more than an 800 percent increase in the office to prevent hate
01:24crimes
01:24in funding that will actually support the very programs we've seen be effective at that kind of work.
01:31And please, Commissioner, do you have any concerns about the mayor not being there for certain communities and students?
01:37No, it's the mayor's decision not to march, and it is my decision to march proudly.
01:51Do you have any concerns?
01:57Do you have any concerns?
01:58Do you have any concerns?
02:12Do you have any concerns regarding handling the protests and whether the statewide bill that just passed applies to any
02:18of the security measures
02:20regarding this particular event?
02:23I do not believe that that bill pertains to this Sunday.
02:27However, what I will say when it comes to this parade is that I've made it very clear to the
02:33commissioner
02:33as well as to our city government as a whole that we want to ensure that we are keeping each
02:40and every New Yorker safe,
02:41that anyone who chooses to participate in this parade can do so safely and securely,
02:48and that when it comes to the question of protests, that in our city we believe that protest is sacrosanct,
02:53as is the right to safety and security, and we will deliver all of those things.
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