It always takes a scandal to bring about reform.

I cant solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.

The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.

By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people.

It always takes a scandal to bring about reform.

When I talk about the city, I talk about a city that elevates people, which is the strength of New York. We always had the ability to do that. We had the services to do that: good schools, living-wage jobs. We're moving away from that toward a two-tiered system: a small group of very wealthy people and the rest of the city, poor and working poor.

It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns.