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My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother’s side of the family.

Bill de Blasio

I 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.
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Grassroots Ideas Thinking
At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
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Lost Mayors People
I’ve always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions – a respectful relationship.
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Positive Relationship Respectful Unions
If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.
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Fast Food Garden Restaurant
I love the MLB app, because I’m a pretty obsessed baseball fan.
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Baseball Fans Mlb Obsessed
NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries
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Cities Generations Visionaries
I believe there’s an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.
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Believe Majority Progressive
My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
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Family Profession Public Service
Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.
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Believe College School
I 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.
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Imagine Player Possible
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that’s good for everyone.
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Economic Policy Thinking
We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.
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Asks Stories Success Wealthy
I 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.
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Office Progressive Running
A holistic solution to income inequality is going to take a lot of work, but every time you prove that one of the strands is achievable and that it has a positive impact on people’s lives you take another step towards proving the bigger theory of the case.
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Impact Income People
I have an activist’s desire to improve people’s lives.
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Activist Desire People
I 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.
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Country Opportunity Struggle

My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother’s side of the family.

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