Bill de Blasio

I came up in a time where the assumption was, in the '60s and '70s, where the federal government was a great agent of progressive social change, it was the intervener in the best sense, and it would come and address injustice forthrightly. ”

We not only need a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy that prevents the most cataclysmic consequences of global warming, we need real dollars and real planning for coastal protection to combat the consequences that are already inevitable. ”

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone. ”

Our future is about investing in our own people. ”

I know the ugly history of corporate welfare, and that's not New York City's future. ”