If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.
BILL DE BLASIOIf we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.
BILL DE BLASIOI think like a lot of people in this country I want to see a vision. And, again, that would be true of candidates on all levels. It’s time to see a clear, bold vision for progressive economic change.
BILL DE BLASIOGoing back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.
BILL DE BLASIOWe are New Yorkers. Proud citizens of the greatest city on earth. Thinking big isn’t new to us. It is the very foundation of who we are.
BILL DE BLASIOThere is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people’s concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.
BILL DE BLASIOWe do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.
BILL DE BLASIOI am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It’s just part of who I am.
BILL DE BLASIOAt a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
BILL DE BLASIOI have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the ‘Tale of Two Cities’ by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.
BILL DE BLASIOThere are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world.
BILL DE BLASIOI haven’t smoked marijuana since I was at NYU.
BILL DE BLASIONY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries
BILL DE BLASIOMy parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother’s side of the family.
BILL DE BLASIOI think small business is struggling in New York City. It’s a fantastic market, it’s a very appealing market, there’s lots of opportunity, at the same time it’s a very difficult place to build a small business.
BILL DE BLASIOI believe there’s an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.
BILL DE BLASIOI think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that’s good for everyone.
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