[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, of people like officer Wilbert Rivera and officer mora. Well never forget their names and their acts of heroism. Officer mora, our hearts are with you today and always, and we know your hearts are with us. Before i take my seat, i want us also to reflect on Officer Summit. In that house, there were several rounds that was in a modified weapon. Theres an ar15 under the mattress. Officers responded to the 10 13 call, was willing to walk through the door and face danger. If Officer Summit did not ta
[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, of people like officer Wilbert Rivera and officer mora. Well never forget their names and their acts of heroism. Officer mora, our hearts are with you today and always, and we know your hearts are with us. Before i take my seat, i want us also to reflect on Officer Summit. In that house, there were several rounds that was in a modified weapon. Theres an ar15 under the mattress. Officers responded to the 10 13 call, was willing to walk through the door and face danger. If Officer Summit did not ta
[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, of people like officer Wilbert Rivera and officer mora. Well never forget their names and their acts of heroism. Officer mora, our hearts are with you today and always, and we know your hearts are with us. Before i take my seat, i want us also to reflect on Officer Summit. In that house, there were several rounds that was in a modified weapon. Theres an ar15 under the mattress. Officers responded to the 10 13 call, was willing to walk through the door and face danger. If Officer Summit did not ta
than a week officers surrounded saint patrick s cathedral as a defendant was shot and killed in the line of duty and laid to rest. new york city mayor eric adams himself a retired nypd captain spoke at the funeral. during his speech, he promised to quote build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. detective mora s service continued in death, his organs were donated to five different people. hours before the funeral, yet another officer was shot in queens of the 22-year-old off-duty officer was shot on his way to work, and what police are calling a robbery attempt. two men have been arrested. the officer thankfully is expected to survive. president biden will travel to new york city today to discuss anti-gun crime measures with mayor adams and new york governor kathy hochul. the biden administration s efforts to reduce gun violence mirrors the public safety message that mayor adams ran on when he was elected last year. the group will hold a series of
[ applause ] so my brother and sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. but the pain unites us in this moment. in this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. but i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. we will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, of people like officer wilbert rivera and officer mora. we ll never forget their names