Corey O'Connor is the 62nd Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA – Corey O’Connor has been sworn in as the 62nd Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh.
Mayor O’Connor was joined by his family as he took the oath of office this afternoon at a public inauguration ceremony at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. In his inaugural address that reaffirmed his commitment to Pittsburgh and his vision for its future, he reiterated his priority to ensure that Pittsburgh is every family’s first choice by delivering a safe, transparent, responsive, and effective city government.
Mayor O’Connor laid out a bold vision to drive progress and growth through creativity and collaboration across the entire city, and promised honesty, transparency, and accountability in the challenges the city faces. He will ensure leadership and investment in the public safety bureaus, including support for behavioral health specialists, as well as development in small business districts by redefining the city’s approach to growth:
“For too long, when it comes to growing Pittsburgh, our city has been a culture of ‘we can’t’, ‘we won’t’… a culture of ‘NO.’
Now, it is time to change Pittsburgh’s culture, both how we feel about ourselves and how the world feels about us. It is time to become a city of hope and optimism, where your dreams can come true. A Pittsburgh where each and every time we can get to ‘YES’.
YES- we can provide support for every would-be entrepreneur to start a new business, encourage existing Pittsburgh-based companies to continue to grow while also reaching out and encouraging other companies to come to Pittsburgh.
YES- we can make it faster and easier to secure a permit and we can provide shovel-ready sites for your business or home.
YES- we can provide workforce training to get you ready for a new job or a new career and we will provide these tools throughout the City.
YES- we can have affordable housing to own or rent in every neighborhood of Pittsburgh - because we all know that owning a home helps to create generational wealth.
We will seize on the cheerful optimism that infuses this room today to secure a more prosperous City for every resident.”
Mayor O’Connor was joined at the inauguration by Governor Josh Shapiro, Mayor Tom Murphy, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Mayor Bill Peduto, Mayor Ed Gainey, Pittsburgh City Council, Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato, and other state and local officials and guests from all over the city.
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