Transcript: Mayor Mamdani Appears Live on the Big Mack Show (94.7 the Block)
Zohran Mamdani on NYC Mayor's Office transcripts.
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Absolutely, I mean, it's been 53 years in the making, and we know that even the last time the Knicks won the championship in ‘73, they didn't actually get a ticker-tape parade. It's gonna be the first one in the history of the Knicks Organization, and we can't wait to deliver it to New Yorkers.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceSo, the parade itself is gonna kick off at 10 a.m. at Battery Park. It's gonna travel up Broadway to City Hall. It's going to have Knicks players, press trucks, special guests. The owner — everybody affiliated with the organization — is going to be there. People can show up along the parade route and watch. It's free, they do not have to buy tickets for this. After the parade, there's going to be a ceremony where I present the team with keys to the city and we hear from a number of — whether players or myself, as well as special guests and performances. If New Yorkers want any more information, they can go to nyc.gov/knicks. The last thing I'll say, Big Mack, is that we know that this could be the largest parade in New York City history. So, we are encouraging people to show up and show out as early as they can. We're gonna be opening the viewing sites at 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceWell, when you come, I do also want to let you and everybody else know there are a few things to not bring so that you can get through screening easy. Don't bring a bag, don't bring chairs, coolers, a bicycle, strollers, umbrellas — whatever it may be — because we want to make sure we can move as many people as possible into these areas where they can be watching the parade.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceWhat you do on the way to the parade, that's your business. But at the parade, this is what I'm talking about.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceIt felt incredible. I mean, I'll tell you: it's been [27 years] since we were even in the finals. And just as someone who grew up in this city and has seen what this weight has looked like for so many, and then to actually be here, and it happened while I'm the mayor of the city of New York, there's just nothing more that I could ask for. And this team is incredible. They're an inspiration, and they really brought the city together in a way that I've never seen.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceYou know, I'm glad you asked this on air, because I'm getting this exact phone call every minute of every day. And I want to be honest: there's no sliding tickets to anybody. What I would say though, is if people want to be a part of the ceremony, do go to knicks.com/ceremonysweeps. You have until 11 a.m. to enter into a public lottery. We set 600 tickets aside for the public because we want people to be able to be there and be a part of this.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceYou know, this is something we're so excited about. We're right now in the middle of the application period. We're delivering our first 2,000 free childcare seats for two-year-olds and we're doing it across our city. So, whether you're Uptown — Inwood, Washington Heights; or you're in Fordham; or you're out in Queens, Ozone Park; or the Rockaways; or in Brooklyn and Canarsie and Brownsville; [or] parts of East New York, these are seats that are available for you. Instead of having to pay $20,000 a year for childcare for your two-year-old, you can apply at myschools.nyc before June 26. You can save that money, and you can actually build a family here in New York City.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceWell, come on now. He's the king. I'm just the mayor. Thank you, my man.
Zohran MamdaniCheck at the sourceI got like three shots left. They hurt now, too.
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