Allr 111 days of hell, they deserve a break. We all do. Iday has more good news and dont even need a powerpoint to explain. The hospitalization number is 1284, the lowest number we have seen. We conducted 79,000 tests yesterday, a record high for us. We have the lowest weekly infection rate, less than 1 . And we have the lowest weekly average of lives lost, 25 souls each day. And we will remember them in our thoughts and prayers. All regions of the state have lower infection rates. The state experts have gone over all the data and they will allow new york city to begin phase 2 on monday. But covid is not over. We still have much more to do. We have to monitor the local infection rate. Local governments must ensure compliance and tracing. We have to watch out for a second wave. We have to watch out for possible infections coming from other states. And many people need their help to get their lives back to normal. With all of that it is clear that over the past three months, we have done the impossible. In the beginning, this virus hit us hard because it actually came from europe after we were told that it was coming from china. When this started, we had more cases per capita than any state in the country or any nation on the globe. But today, we have done a full 180. From worst to first. We are controlling the virus better than any state in the country and any nation on the globe. Even more, by reducing the infection rate, we saved over 100,000 people from being hospitalized and possibly dying. Just think about that. It is an unimaginable achievement. Im so incredibly proud of what we all did together and as a community. We reopened the economy and we saved lives. Because it was never a choice between one or the other. It was always right to do both. Today, we are seeing the virus spreading in many places. More people will die and it doesnt have to be that way. Forget the politics. Be smart. Open the economy intelligently. And save lives at the same time. That is what we showed works in new york. We owe thanks to so many people. To our heroes the health care essential workers, to our legislature, our colleagues in new jersey, connecticut, and neighboring states, local governments, the army corps of engineers that did a great job, and most of all to the great people of the state who rose to the occasion, who joined hands, and did what they had to do. I want to thank all the people that helped me personally. Ledeam in state government, by melissa derosa. So many, many more. Kara, mariah,k and michaela for keeping me grounded and making me laugh at times i thought i would cry. Thank you to all the people who send me letters and tweets and wave on the street or give a thumbs up. I cant express how much it means to me. Your energy keeps me going and your smiles light in my soul and i thank you. Viewers whollion shared in these daily briefings, thank you. Thank you for giving me the benefit of the doubt. Thank you for believing in me and giving me support. Good lord knows i needed it. Dont worry, im not going anywhere. Someone said to me they were concerned because she relied on me to know what is happening. I will still do what i do. We just dont have to do it every day. And that is a good thing and lets hope it stays that way. I know this period has been incredibly hard on all of us. I thought about it every day as climbing a mountain, the Mount Everest of social challenges. And 69 up the mountain days down the other side. Hurt andp, every day was hard. It was frightening and sad, but i really believe we will be the better for it. I believe we are. I was talking to michaela the other day. She was supposed to graduate from college this year and she was going to have a great ceremony and a big party. I said that i was sorry she would miss that, but she said Something Interesting read she said she was disappointed about missing the ceremony, but that she had learned a lot over these past three months. She learned about herself, she learned about government, she learned about people. That she had gotten an education just when she thought her education was over. Shes right. After 62 years, when i thought that i had seen it all, i got an education too. A few weeks ago, i had been thinking i was disappointed that we didnt get to unveil our new state seal, that our Legislature Just changed to at the words e pluribus unum. Out of many, one. We did it back in april because we thought the country needed to remember at this time of division that americans are one, that we are united. To remember that our nations founding premise and enduring promise is unity. Wayshen i realized in many we did something even better. We didnt just put the words on our state seal, we made the words come true. We made the words come to life. In this crisis, we were united, we were there one for another, we did act as one. It was extraordinary. Ive never seen or felt anything like it. , and today i ask you, why did it take a crisis to bring us together . Why does government usually appeal to the worst in us rather than the best . Why do our Politics Today play to our fears and weaknesses rather than appeal to our strengths . Why doesnt government challenges to reach higher and speak to our better angels . Why cant it motivate us by love rather than hate . Why doesnt government urge us to remember we are members of the same community, the same family and that we all benefit when we Work Together . Showedhat what we really over the past 111 days . That working together works. That the only way forward is if i protect you and you protect me. I wear a missed a mask for you and you wear a mask for me. We showed that in the end, love it does conquer all. No matter how dark the day, love brings the light. That is what i will take from the past 111 days. And it inspires me and energizes me and excites me. If we could accomplish together what we did here, this Impossible Task of beating back this deadly virus, there is nothing we cant do. And we will be better and we will be stronger for what we have gone through. It shows us how capable we are when we are at our best. It shows we have Great Potential to do even more, and we will. Now new york must lead the nation on Police Reform and lead reenergizing our economy and protecting our environment. Welcome a new era of civil rights and social justice. I know we can. We learned that our better angels are stronger than our demons, and sometimes we just need to listen for them. Over the past 111 days, we heard them and it was beautiful. Lets keep listening together. Thank you for everything, god bless. 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