NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries

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.

Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.

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

NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries

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.

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.