What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty

The Declaration of Independence says when government fails, the people have the right to replace it. Well, New York State government has failed and the people have the right, indeed the people have the the people have the obligation, to act.

I believe public education is the new civil rights battle and I support charter schools.

I'm a harsh critic of the status quo.

There is energy and power in a crisis.

Climate change is a controversial subject, right? People will debate whether there is climate change... that's a whole political debate that I don't want to get into. I want to talk about the frequency of extreme weather situations, which is not political.