I haven't smoked marijuana since I was at NYU.

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.

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

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.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.

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.