New York City FC today inaugurated the first of ten brand new mini soccer pitches across the city with a ribbon cutting event in Harlem.
NYCFC President Jon Patricof spoke at the event along with Senior Advisor to the Mayor and Director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships Gabrielle Fialkoff, President of US Soccer Foundation Ed Foster Simeon, General Manager of Key Cities from adidas Niels Rossow, Harry Poole from Etihad Airways, Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, and First Lady Chirlane McCray.
Here are all the key quotes from today's event:
Gabriele Fialkoff on bringing together the government and community:
“In this role, I am so grateful that my work is to bring together the government with the business and philanthropic communities to take our work forward in addressing income inequality and creating strategic partnerships that bring together the best of what government and the private sector has to offer.