00:00Welcome to the Throne Labs Warehouse here in Queens.
00:04So Benjamin Netanyahu is going to arrive in NYC next weekend.
00:09Can you tell us if you're planning to protest his arrival?
00:12If not, are you encouraging others to do so?
00:16And to follow up on that, has the NYPD expressed any concern to you
00:20about the scale of protests, planned protests, things like that?
00:24I do not have any plans to attend any protests at the UN General Assembly.
00:30And I have also been in touch with our PD in general as we prepare for the UN General Assembly.
00:38Right now, there are no expected threats that we know of,
00:40and we continue to be confident in being able to deliver safety and security for New Yorkers.
00:45And, you know, to New Yorkers, I have never encouraged them to protest.
00:49What I have always told them is that they have the right to do so in this city.
00:53We respect that right.
00:54And this is a city that is proud of the Constitution, proud of the First Amendment.
00:57We'll continue to do so.
01:01I have made very clear about my views, my thoughts, my assessments.
01:05Also, when it comes to the UN General Assembly, my focus is ensuring that our city remains prepared
01:09to host representatives from across the world to keep New Yorkers safe.
01:13And I think also to ensure that we're able to both address the global conversation that is happening here
01:19in our city and the very local concerns that New Yorkers have about traffic and their ability to get from
01:24point A to point B
01:25over the course of that time period.
01:29Mr. Mayor, the students at Ramaz and some other Jewish schools are planning a prayer vigil outside Gracie Mansion on
01:38Friday morning
01:39to talk about their support for Israel and for Bibi Netanyahu.
01:43I wonder if you have any plans to go out and talk to them and explain your concerns and your
01:49views and hear what they have to say.
01:52I welcome them.
01:54They can have a vigil or I've heard some describe it even as a protest, whatever it is intended to
02:00be.
02:01They have the room and space to do so outside of Gracie Mansion.
02:04I think that at the time that they're there, I will probably be somewhere else across the city.
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