NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his State of the City address

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio delivered his State of the City address in Brooklyn Tuesday night, the first of his second term in office.

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At his speech the mayor honored Private Emmanuel Mensah, who died after saving four people from a burning building in the Bronx.
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De Basio is pledging $500,000 to protect the city's election system against hackers.

He also plans to change the City Charter to improve the city's campaign finance system.
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The mayor explained his new plan to make New York "The Fairest City in America".

De Blasio also said public housing is a priority but did not mention specific new initiatives.

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