Mamdani: Difference Is Something New Yorkers Celebrate

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MAMDANI: "I think by foregrounding that humanity. In many ways, that’s the most New York City thing we can do, because for so many of us who have grown up here in this city, difference is something that we celebrate. It’s something that we know is actually part of the fabric of this place that we call home. You know, many years ago I was the campaign manager of a Jewish candidate for state Senate and I took him to a mosque in Bay Ridge, and after he gave his speech at Friday prayers, an older Palestinian man came over to him and he looked at him and said, 'Cousins.' I think that there is this possibility of building a shared life in our city because ultimately, that’s the story of New York City. It’s a shared life of people from across the world, and it’s one that we know, even in the language of the hostage families themselves, everyone for everyone. We are tied together as one."