 And so give it up for our council general for all the work that he does here in the community. But behind so much of the things that we're getting done in this administration is someone who is very, very special to us. And that is our chief administrative officer, Mir Bajrar, who's here with us today. I'd like to welcome him up to welcome our mayor of the city of New York. Thank you so much for your time. Thank you. Salamu alaykum. Good afternoon, everyone. Ramadan Mubarak. It's a pleasure to be here with you all to celebrate the 52nd Independence on Bangladesh. Today is a historic and proud moment for us because we are celebrating this, celebrating the 52nd anniversary with our great mayor, Eric Adams. The first mayor ever to raise the Bangladeshi flag in New York City alongside other nations. Last week, he also celebrated Bangladeshi Heritage Month in Gracie Mansion for the first time in history. You know, being a Bangladeshi immigrant, I have been working at the mayor's office for over 25 years, serving for mayors. But this is the administration where I've been recognized. As a matter of fact, there's over 100,000 Bangladeshi Americans that contribute to the economy and the culture of New York City, that the greatest city on earth. And we are so grateful that our beloved mayor is recognizing and uplifting this community. On behalf of Bangladeshi community in New York City, I want to express our appreciation to Mayor Adams for his support and tireless efforts and his commitment to improve the lives of all New Yorkers. Now it's my pleasure to ask the 110th mayor of New York City to say a few words. Please give him a warm welcome. Thank you, thank you so much. And it's real simple as we stand down here at Bowdoin Green to raise the Bangladeshi flag. We saw a mayor being introduced by a dreamer that came to America from Mexico with his mother to participate in American dream. He is standing next to my commissioner of international affairs who came from Ukraine to participate in American dream. And now to have mayor to hold such a high position in city hall, a Bangladeshi American citizen can participate in American dream. And to have an African-American mayor who understand that it's the uniqueness of our diversity and what we all bring, no matter what corner of the globe we come from, we all have the right to participate in the only country with dreams attached to its name in Latin America. And I'm happy to be the first mayor to have this flag raising and to also host a Bangladeshi community at Gracie Mansion to celebrate the richness of the culture. But I'm not a new friend, I'm an old friend. I know many of you from the days of being a Brooklyn Borough President. I know how you believe in business, how you believe in family, how you believe in public safety. We see eye to eye on these things that are important for New Yorkers. And so I wanna thank you for allowing us to host the flag here today. And I also want you to look over your shoulders to the people who are on the line, some of them from out of the country and just ask them to do one thing, spend money while they're in New York. But until then, happy independence to this great community. Thank you. Just before the flags are raised, I would like to introduce Mazita to say a few words. This is historical event. This is mother language. Special Honorable Eric Adam, who is the first mayor who took this initiative in the nearest city ever happened. This is our 52nd National Flag Day. Everybody should have to appreciate the city council member. We are the city council, Bangladesh, who is Shanahani, appreciated. And like a material, Eric Adam should be our Bangladeshi brother. Bangladeshi, bye. Now for the special moment. Let's raise both these great flags high over New York City.