Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney addressed the United Nations in New York Wednesday.
Kenney spoke about IMPACT 2030, a global sustainability project.
Kenney also talked about fighting poverty and his desire to establish universal pre-K schools in Philadelphia, which he hopes will catch on elsewhere.
Kenney said he was honored to be standing at a podium where world leaders like various popes and Nelson Mandela have stood.
“Our eighth grade class trip was to New York City from South Philadelphia,” Kenney said. “This building was one of the stops. It was amazingly impressive to me in 1971 and to be here standing in this place speaking to you in that same building as mayor is just kind of overwhelming tom me.”
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