[applause] >> we have been joined by regina wilson the current president of the fulton society and the first woman to hold that office i am sure she was busy working because they work all the time. [applause] >> this is a good night to have this discussion because this isn't talked about very much but i didn't realize when ginger asked me but to date is metal day. four years i cover city hall and city politics you can see the nonsense but the wonderful things that happen the third wednesday of june? day mtm of the entire plaza at the flags, bagpipes flags, bagpipes, everybody shows up in the address blue uniforms with white gloves and all the family shows up and it is a marvelous and wonderful location. they gather together to honor all of acts of true bravery by firefighters and emergency service responders. they go through one by one but i would get the pitchers and it struck me again that this is the model of a proud said vacation for those who risk their lives to go into burning buildings to help us. and i looked at the pitchers differently this time thinking about this event even

so we have been joined by regina wilson who will join us in a minute.she is the first woman to hold the office of president of the vulcans society. she has been busy working. [applause]. i will turn it over to tom. >> good evening, it's a really good night to have this discussion. any night would be a good night because this is something that doesn't get talked about very much in new york. it's it's a good time. but i didn't realize when ginger asked me to do this that today is metal day. for years i covered city hall and city politics, you see a lot of nonsense that goes on around town. one of the wonderful things that happen every year is the first wednesday of june, they empty out the entire plaza in front of city hall, flakes, buntings, bagpipers, bagpipers, everybody shows up in their dress uniforms. the chiefs and their big white hats and white gloves, family show up, up, it's a really marvelous, wonderful occasion. they gather together to honor all of the acts of true bravery by firefighters in emergency service. they go through one by one, i was