Readout of Mayor de Blasio's Call With Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo

January 7, 2015

Mayor Bill de Blasio called Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo Wednesday morning to offer his condolences and to express New York City's unwavering support for the people of Paris in the aftermath of the terror attack against Charlie Hebdo magazine. Both leaders agreed that cities must be aggressive in fighting terrorism, confront the challenge of extremism with determination, and refuse to be intimidated or allow cowardly violent attacks to undermine free speech. The two Mayors also reaffirmed the closeness of their two cities.