One of our key strategies has been to restructure traditional high schools into small learning communities with personalized attention and a range of options.

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

In the 1990s, we introduced Boston's community policing strategy. We reversed the tide of violent crime that threatened our city, and we established a national model for preventing and fighting crime.

It's like an Alcatraz around my neck

Children need continuity as they grow and learn.

Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods.

The true privilege of being Mayor is that I have the opportunity to be everyone's neighbor.