i see you re doing what i always do, getting your zoom up. we see you. can you hear us, and can you tell us what you think about that? i can. i can, and here s the thing. it s going to be difficult, but we re in difficult times and we just have to rise to that occasion and do what s going to be best for health and safety. sylvia s is so iconic and so important to new york and to the country and to sort of our political story that we tell as new yorkers and to the country. i wonders if you re aware of how significant it is that you re taking this stand and that you support this measure? we have, unfortunately, had to have made difficult decisions before, but standing with the mayor means that we are in compliance. and when you re in the restaurant industry, it s very important that folks understand
i wish that every single person could hear what you just said because it cuts through all of the bs in the political world on both sides not both sides, there isn t disinformation on the left. there s disinformation on the right or skepticism. there s fear. but you re right, it isn t the perfect solution, it is the only solution. can you just talk about the stakes of getting this wrong for sylvia s, for new york, for all of us? the stakes of getting this wrong means utter annihilation. i mean my dad said it best. he said tren ness, if this mandate doesn t go into play, we are in for not be something that is easy. unfortunately we ve done we ve dealt with difficult things in the past and we just
inside. when you look at his pedigree, veterans, afghan war, rhodes scholar, harvard, so quick on his feet. you can asisign a lot to him. newspaper of the other candidates have that. you bring up a good point. there s a strength, a quiet strength. he s going to be standing for a long time. the quiet strength i think it s important because when we first were introduced to the name and the headline, first openly gay candidate, he did not come off like what we were used to or expecting. when i brought him to harlem to that restaurant, sylvia s, i was impressed that he was self-assured, comfortable in his own skin, and really knew what he was talking about. i think that a lot of his traction is him. that s who he is. i think people realize he s not acting. i think the other part of that that works for him is that he
presidential candidate, but i ve gone with others. of course. i think it s not only a statement but i think it s they re respecting the history of sylvia s in harlem and what all that means. and i think the answer to your question kamala harris to my surprise got as much enthusiastic support just with people in the restaurant. walking through the restaurant. and the people outside. we came out 50 to 75 people had gathered. and the press was everywhere. she had as much as barack obama did in 07 which i didn t expect. so the fact that she s west coast and just becoming known nationally i think people underestimating, she s beginning to show some traction. that surprised me. i bet she liked that picture. she s probably thinking take a picture of me, put it on the wall. good luck. that s up to sylvia s. she liked the picture. i explained the background of
and there s lots of good stuff to fight for. years from now, you know, people will look at all of us and discuss, where were you at that inflection moment. democratic presidential candidate senator kamala harris speaking momentsing t agin des s we wa. joining me now reverend al sharpton, most of politics nation and president of the national action network. how impressive is she? you had lunch with her just like you did barack obama and like you do with all the democratic presidential candidates. you did this at sylvia s. i understand she was very focused on the picture of you and barack obama having that same lunch. barack obama when he was running, in 07, said i want to go to sylvia s. i took him to sylvia s and all of the press was there. bernie sanders came in 16 after he the day after he won the new hampshire primary. so this is the third