The Cold Harsh Reality Is

Five Years Have Come, And Five Years Have Gone, And Still We Stand Together As One. We Come Back To This Place To Remember The Heartbreaking Anniversary - And Each Person Who Died Here - Those Known And Unknown To Us, Whose Absence Is Always With Us.

In 1975, Congress Passed A Law Requiring Fuel Efficiency Standards To Double Over 10 Years, With Incremental Targets That Auto Manufacturers Were Required To Meet. That Was The Responsible Approach, And It Worked. But Since 1985, We've Done Nothing - Even As Technology Has Moved At Light Speed.

I Think It's A Sign That The Establishment Is Going To Have To Change. For Too Long They Never Thought About The Average Person, Because The Average Person Is Not Organized.

We Are The Safest Large City In America, But Any Crime Rate Is Too High.

Ironically, It Is Exactly Because We Are A City That Embraces Freedom, That Welcomes Everyone And Encourages Their Dreams, That New York Remains On The Front Lines In The War On Terror.