וואלן אויסגאנג פון די היינטיגע וואלן אין ניו יארק סיטי...

First of all, I want to thank you for believing in me and believing in our campaign. We would not have made it this far without your commitment and your support, and I cannot thank you enough for all your efforts.

With your help, we were able to run a campaign focused on the issues that matter most: improving our schools, ending racial profiling, keeping people safe, creating affordable housing, fixing the disgrace of NYCHA, creating good jobs, and ensuring that all New Yorkers, in every neighborhood, have the same chance to build a better life.

Today, almost a week after the primary, we still don’t know the outcome of this election. The inability of the Board of Elections to conduct a prompt and accurate count of the votes is nothing short of a disgrace. Be that as it may, an unfortunate reality remains: it is by no means clear when these votes will finally be counted. Under these circumstances, it is impossible to campaign, let alone offer a meaningful choice to Democratic voters.

This morning, I stood with Bill de Blasio and Governor Cuomo on the steps of City Hall and announced my full support for Bill de Blasio's candidacy for Mayor of the City of New York. Now is the time for us to come together and finally return a progressive to City Hall – a progressive who will make New York a city of opportunity once again.

I support Bill de Blasio because his candidacy presents our best chance to return fairness and decency, justice and dignity, and hope and equality to every neighborhood in every borough. Bill de Blasio is a great New Yorker and I am proud to stand with him – and I ask every single person who campaigned for me, supported me, and voted for me to do the same.

We must make this city work for all New Yorkers again – where every child goes to a great school, where our police protect our people’s safety and constitutional rights at the same time, where every voice is heard and, yes, every vote is counted. That’s the city we believe in. That’s our city of opportunity. That’s the New York we love. And the path to getting there begins with Bill de Blasio walking through the doors of City Hall as the next Mayor of the City of New York.

Thank you again for everything, and I hope to see you all again soon.