My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.

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

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

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

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.

I believe there's an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.

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.