First of all, the inequalities we already faced were deepened and widened. Then violence erupted, knocking us even further backwards. And as we stand here tonight, There are hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers without a job than there were pre Covid. But when I think about those setbacks, also think about how far we've come. I think about those who gave everything to get us here. And it gives me hope. (15:57–16:05)
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Asserts that the number of unemployed New Yorkers has increased by hundreds of thousands since before COVID-19.
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