Published: Fri, 8 May 2009
Description: (NECN: New York, N.Y.) - Captain Richard Phillips a member of his crew received the keys to New York City from Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Crew member William Rios, a New York native, and Capt. Richard Phillips of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama we...
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" As New Yorkers today we're proud and delighted to welcome to City Hall captain Phillips and Boson Rios a Harlem resident you should know and a heroic crew member from the Morris Alabama. Captain Phillips it turns out who grew up. It's probably for five minutes from where I grew up. -- disappointing only. We compared ages. He's a lot younger nevertheless the neighborhoods haven't changed. And William you I'm born in Brooklyn. And Brooklyn now live and Harlem I'll. We consider doing something special for Hillary to like presenting you with tickets to tonight's. Game at Citi field but then we realized that the Mets will be playing a certain team from Pittsburgh not the right choice. So instead. We asked you to do except our heartfelt thanks for the -- example it should set including your modesty since returning. And we also ask -- except the keys to the city which -- Right here. These keys symbolize our admiration and desire to admit you to the city anytime that you want. And by the way the key is -- replica or key that actually fits in for a lock. At the back door the City Hall at least that's what we've always been told I've never actually tried to scale up and see if that worked. But nevertheless. While we have is that. -- All three of us together."
" I just want to thank. Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the for the honor me being a Boston Red Sox and I know this to a lot out of mobilize these Mets -- All my life accident and you've got ten and I got the Yankees I'd feel sorry for a happy yes and cranes sadly the guys. But that but acknowledged the -- I just want to thank everybody here I just want to stress again and thank my group with a good job they did a fine job they did they continually do I want to thank again the military we cannot recognize them enough the seals they do the impossible. Oh and I can't say enough about the military and how much I admire we all should -- no matter -- political bent they do a tough job day in day out. And I just can't say enough about them and I just want to remind everybody -- still over 300 people that are being held hostage. Not Americans but there Pelosi -- Examples we embryos and I both. Due to take -- plot that we have to remember them they are still held is approximately twenty ships. And they are still American ships American -- That that do need to -- more help. And more protection out there and I just want to want to remember them which is doing our jobs. We have -- think about film thank you very much."