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

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

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

I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.

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

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.