00:00Now, one week from today, the World Cup will kick off in Mexico City.
00:05Two days after that, the whistle will blow at New York-New Jersey Stadium
00:08as Brazil and Morocco play the first of eight games just across the Hudson.
00:13Over the month that follows, there will be drama.
00:15There will be last-minute goals.
00:17Belgium will inevitably be called a dark horse.
00:19Some teams will seek to adopt the defensive tactics of the special one, Jose Mourinho.
00:25To put it bluntly, many a nation will park the bus.
00:29I'm not here to slander those who park the bus.
00:32It is a legitimate strategic approach on the field.
00:35But I am here today surrounded by city, state, and leaders at every single level
00:40to make one thing clear to everyone who is watching.
00:43New York City will not be parking the bus.
00:45The World Cup will be an enormously exciting moment for our city.
00:49But over this month to come, excellence will not only be pursued on the pitch.
00:54Excellence will be pursued in the work that government will do and has done
00:59to ensure that our infrastructure, transportation networks,
01:02and emergency preparedness plans are fully operational.
01:06I told you that we wouldn't be parking the bus,
01:08but I do want to encourage New Yorkers traveling into Midtown
01:11to park their cars at home, take a bike, ride the subway, or walk.
01:16Public transit will be running and able to get you where you need to go.
01:19This wasn't local.
01:19Let's make up.
01:19Grazie a tutti.
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