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Andrew Cuomo: “Covid, my friends, was the greatest threat faced in a…”

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Andrew Cuomo's Rally Speech on Revitalizing New York City

Published March 2, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:14

We did it after the 2007 financial crisis. We did it after superstorm Sandy, after hurricanes after floods. We just did it when we survived. Covid. Covid. Covid, my friends, was the greatest threat faced in a generation. It was life and death. It was as serious as it gets and it was as scary as it gets. (11:14–11:21)

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“We respected workers with the highest minimum wage in the nation when no one said we can do it.”
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“Go look at the Mario M. Cuomo bridge, God bless him, the largest infrastructure project in the United States of America.”
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“We need more police in our subways, more police in our high crime areas, more police to stop the number of recidivists.”
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“Allowing dangerously mentally ill people to remain on the streets makes no sense for anyone.”
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“Too many men and women just can't afford to live here anymore and that we need to lower taxes on working families and we need to build…”
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“We passed the best gun safety law in the nation when no one said we could do it.”
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“The best paid family leave program, the highest minority business participation, free college tuition for the middle class.”
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“The most aggressive green energy plan in the United States.”
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“New York, we had it first and we had it worst, and we were on our own and no one knew what to do.”
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“Our city brings people together from all around the world in one place, one dense place. Eight million people on 300 square miles.”
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“That is why this city must not just survive, but thrive. And that is why we are committed to leaving our children a New York that shines…”
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