“New Yorkers are united in standing by when there’s a tragedy – we come together, we don’t care about ideology. We don’t care about race, creed, color, religion,” he continued. “We come together, we embrace on another. And we say we are for helping New Yorkers who need help. That’s who we’ve been for the history of our city. And on this awful night, that doesn’t change.”
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