Trees will improve property values, take pollutants out of the air, help with water runoff. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
We may not always agree with every one of our neighbors. That’s life. And it’s part of living in such a diverse and dense city. But we also recognize that part of being a New Yorker is living with your neighbors in mutual respect and tolerance. It was exactly that spirit of openness and acceptance that was attacked on 9/11, 2001. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
And because no matter who you are, if you believe in yourself and your dream, New York will always be the place for you. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
This is the city of dreamers and time and again it’s the place where the greatest dream of all, the American dream, has been tested and has triumphed. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it’s the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
Look, we live in a very dangerous world. We know there are people who want to take away our freedoms. New Yorkers probably know that as much if not more than anybody else after the terrible tragedy of 9/11. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
Many of America’s and New York’s sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
You know, if you look back in the 1930s, the money went to infrastructure. The bridges, the municipal buildings, the roads, those were all built with stimulus money spent on infrastructure. This stimulus bill has fundamentally gone, started out with a $500 rebate check, remember. That went to buy flat-screen TVs made in China. Michael Bloomberg Read Quote
