There is a heavy-ego, solitary model of being an elected leader. We’ve certainly seen that in some other mayors of this city… I have much more of a Movement mentality. It’s much more of what I’m steeped in. I don’t think it is first and foremost about me. It’s about the ideas and the agenda. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
For New Yorkers, late October 2012 was a moment when something fundamental altered. If there were any climate change deniers in the five boroughs before Hurricane Sandy, I don’t think there were too many left afterward. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
For decades, Big Oil ravaged our environment. They knew what they were peddling was lethal, but they didn’t care. They used the classical Big Tobacco playbook of denial, denial, denial, and all the while, they did everything to hook society on their lethal product. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
We need an inspiring vision of equality that resonates in the hearts, minds, and souls of all Americans. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
We need to show the voters left behind by Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations that our party represents them and that we’re beholden only to them. We’ve got to give them a reason to go to the polls. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
Excessive stop-and-frisk divides communities. That’s why the New York City Police Department has moved away from it. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
Rent-stabilized tenants face harassment. They face illegal evictions. They’re confronted with ceaseless ‘buy-out’ offers that promise a quick buck if they give up their homes. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
I know the ugly history of corporate welfare, and that’s not New York City’s future. Bill de Blasio Read Quote
