Thread by @mayawiley

THREAD: This morning I stood once again in front of the Lucerne Hotel where men who were homeless were housed until last week. There I announced the end to my campaign for Mayor. 1/10

I went back to Lucerne because it was a moving and miraculous model of a community coming together in an historic crisis of the pandemic to solve another crisis.
Homelessness. 2/10

Yesterday's updated results mean Eric Adams will be poised to become the 2nd Black Mayor in the history of NYC. It was a hard-fought race and this outcome has real meaning for many who feared rank-choice voting would mean less representation for Black voters. It didn't. 3/10

Make no mistake. I ran to win and am proud that we earned hundreds of thousands of votes for a Black woman civil rights leader who didn't take a dime from real estate developers or lobbyists. We were outspent but we were also outspoken. 4/10

We built up a policy platform through People’s Assemblies and in partnership with advocates and communities. We showed a new way to run for a major political office. Together. I am so very grateful for all of you who helped us get this far. 5/10

From the young man in Harlem who cried on my shoulder when I answered his question about mental health care, to the parents of children slain by gun violence and by police officers to the out of work actor who couldn't afford the rent… 6/10

I hold on to the hopes, fears and resilience of all the New Yorkers I had the privilege to meet on this journey. 7/10

And I carry with me the inspired gleam in the eyes of little girls who seemed to look at me and see a different possibility for themselves. I wouldn’t trade the gift of those eyes for anything. 8/10

My father was a civil rights activist, and a friend once asked him, "When do you stop?" He replied, "When no one else is hungry." His friend was incredulous and told him that would never happen. And my father told him: "Well, then you never stop." 9/10

Our fight for the respect and dignity of all people is not done. And I will not stop.

I hope you won't either.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you 10/10