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

Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.

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 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.

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 love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.