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Thank you!

Thank you!

Posted September 17th, 2009 by brad

I am deeply humbled and grateful for the support of so many of you in the Democratic primary on Tuesday.

Yesterday I had the chance to thank a few of you at subway stops in Park Slope and Cobble Hill, and at school pick-up time at PS 130 on the border of Kensington and Windsor Terrace.  And I'm looking forward to talking to many more of you in person in the days ahead (I know, I'm already breaking my campaign promise to stop clogging up subway entrances after the primary, but I hope you'll indulge me the chance to say thank you).  As hard as we worked over the past months, I promise you that I'm going to work even harder to live up to support that voters gave me on Tuesday.

During the campaign, we talked to more than 10,000 people.  While I know that it sometimes felt like too many mail-pieces, door-knocks, or phone-calls, I also know that we had an enormous number of real conversations about the hopes and fears of people in our neighborhoods.  Those conversations will be the basis of our work together in the days ahead.

I want to thank the other candidates in the Democratic primary – and those of you who supported them – for what was a spirited campaign.  Josh, John, Bob and Gary each ran hard-fought campaigns and raised critical issues.  I know that many of you supported them, and want to see those issues addressed.  I look forward to working closely with them, and with you, to do so in the days ahead.    

As exhausting as the last two years have been, it is just the beginning.  We've put together an incredible coalition together of community leaders and activists.  Now, the work begins of putting that coalition into action to fight for the things this campaign was all about: a more affordable Brooklyn, more livable and sustainable neighborhoods, and a city that does more to offer real opportunity to everyone who calls it home.

Whether it was in Park Slope or Kensington or Borough Park or Windsor Terrace or Cobble Hill or Carroll Gardens – I've been struck over and over by both tremendous diversity and shared goals.  While of course there are real differences in how people live their lives and what they want for their kids, more than those differences I believe that we share extraordinarily common goals: good schools, affordable homes, more green space, good public transit, an open, transparent, and accessible city government, and progressive leadership that is not afraid to speak out for equality, dignity, and respect for all New Yorkers and all of our city's diverse communities.

Now it's on to the general election on Tuesday, November 3, and to the even harder work of strengthening our communities and our city.  I'll be in touch again soon (maybe not quite as frequently as in the past few weeks, but I'm guessing that will be ok with you).  For now, thank you so much for everything.

With deep gratitude and bright hope,

Brad

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