I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

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.

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.

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.

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

At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.

We have come too far to go back, my friends.