speech was almost 50 minutes. it is both an honor and a privilege to introduce the podium for his very first state of the state message. governor andrew cuomo. [ applause ] thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. well, good afternoon, new york! oh, it is a better afternoon than that. 2200 people are here to talk about the government in a way they never have before. good afternoon, new york! good afternoon! okay. first, let me begin by acknowledging a truly extraordinary public service. he was a great mayor of rochester. he is going to be that s rochester. he is going to be a phenomenal lieutenant governor. lieutenant governor bob duffy. to my colleague and congratulations to the re-elected controller thomas dinapoli. [ applause ] to our brand new right out of the box attorney general eric schneiderman. [ applause ] to majority leader dean scalos. than