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We have come too far to go back, my friends.
I haven't smoked marijuana since I was at NYU.
Our future is about investing in our own people.
I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.
I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.
I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.
I believe there's an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.
I, thank God, don't engage in punditry anymore. That part of my life is behind me.
I know the ugly history of corporate welfare, and that's not New York City's future.
We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success. We do it to create more success stories.
This country has wasted too many years pretending it had the luxury of debating climate change.
I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done.
If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden.
My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.
We need an inspiring vision of equality that resonates in the hearts, minds, and souls of all Americans.
NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries
I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.
I didn't go to the Bob Marley and the Wailers show twice in my life, and I've regretted it every day since.
When a party loses a national election to someone such as President Trump, it's time to rethink everything.
At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
Excessive stop-and-frisk divides communities. That's why the New York City Police Department has moved away from it.
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.
Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.
Preparing for climate change has to be a national priority backed by tens of billions in federal investment. Lives are on the line.
The common belief is that you are either a dreamer or a realist. But idealism and pragmatism aren't as far apart as one might think.
There are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world.
We 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.
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.
Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.
There 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.
I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail.
Our country has a painful history of mistrust between police departments and people of color. The overuse of stop-and-frisk has made those divisions much worse.
There are a lot of different demands on the campaign trail, but what matters most is that you connect with voters and take the time to really hear their concerns.
I 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.
Part of how you grapple with intense opposition is by creating real, organic momentum: by actually doing something for people, and then they rightfully buy into it.
My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy, but they are my inspiration and you name it.
I want to ensure that the Democratic Party moves in a more progressive direction, substantively and message-wise. And goes out and reaches people all over this country.
If you talk to a lot of people in government, they will talk about the pathway to getting something done rather than the thing itself. And I just talk about material outcomes.
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.
While 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.
In a lot of ways, New York isn't the city I moved to back in 1979. I'm old enough to separate my nostalgia for those days from the reality of how dangerous and uncertain they could be.
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.
I didn't 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.
I've spent my life at public work, and I've spent many a day on a good cause that didn't have any lift, didn't have enough support, didn't have enough resources, and you could only get so far.
I 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.
I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.
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.
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.