Governor Hochul: “You're hearing a lot about hearts. Hearts connotes love. Today, I could not stop, but think about that iconic logo that defines all of us. The ‘I Love New York,’ that big red heart in the middle of it. You see it everywhere tonight, my friends. That heart is broken because there's collective pain shared by all of us. There's one thing I know though, that that heart will mend. It'll heal — because we are resilient. We are strong. We have been tested over and over and over again, and we always come together in tragedy to lift each other up. That's what makes us so special here in New York. ”

Hochul: “We'll offer condolences and love and compassion, prayers above all. But if this nation misses yet another moment to do what is right that they've neglected to do for decades, then shame on them. This is the time to stand up and say no more slaughter by a weapon of mass destruction designed to kill people on the battlefield, not in our buildings here in the great City of New York, that era must end.”

Earlier today, Governor Hochul participated in a multi-faith prayer vigil to honor victims of midtown Manhattan shooting.

VIDEO: The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4).

AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here.

PHOTOS: The Governor's Flickr page will have photos of the event here.

A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below:

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