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 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 BLASIOMy professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
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 BLASIOI’ve always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions – a respectful relationship.
BILL DE BLASIOI didnt set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.
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 BLASIOMy parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother’s side of the family.
BILL DE BLASIOI love the MLB app, because I’m a pretty obsessed baseball fan.
BILL DE BLASIOI haven’t smoked marijuana since I was at NYU.
BILL DE BLASIOI think a lot of the best ideas come from the grassroots; I’m someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.
BILL DE BLASIOI believe there’s an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.
BILL DE BLASIOWe do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.
BILL DE BLASIOI have an activist’s desire to improve people’s lives.
BILL DE BLASIONY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries
BILL DE BLASIOWhile this has been a private part of my family’s life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.
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