At his official swearing-in Thursday, Mayor Bernard C. "Jack" Young urged Baltimore residents to "remain tough" and pursue the "unique opportunity to right this ship."

“I don’t know nobody else who is more resilient than Baltimore," Young said. "The people of Baltimore, just like our city, [are] made tough.”

This ceremony at the War Memorial Building came just a week after former Mayor Catherine Pugh resigned amid investigations into her "Healthy Holly" book deals. Young, who had been acting mayor since Pugh went on a medical leave of absence last month, officially became mayor at that time and will serve out her term.

In many statements, Young has said he is not looking to run for mayor following this term and intends to run for election next year to his old post as council president.

Besides guiding the city out from under the scandals that plagued Pugh's final weeks in office, Young is also confronted with a homicide rate that has remained high since 2015.

"We're fed up, we're tired!" Young said. "Ninety-nine percent [of Baltimoreans] are law abiding, and it's 1% that are holding us hostage, and we will not let that happen."

Young recognized predecessors including Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Sheila Dixon and Martin O'Malley. Rawlings-Blake and Dixon were present for the address. Young teared up when recognizing his council colleagues.

Speakers at Thursday's event included Gov. Larry Hogan, Speaker Adrienne Jones and former NAACP president and U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume.

"The fight for Baltimore’s future is a fight worth fighting," Hogan said.