I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone. Bill de Blasio More Quotes by Bill de Blasio More Quotes From Bill de Blasio I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan. Bill de Blasio mlbfansbaseball There are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world. Bill de Blasio complicated-worldstrugglethinking I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events. Bill de Blasio citiesnew-yorkthinking I didnt set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office. Bill de Blasio progressiveofficerunning I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am. Bill de Blasio who-i-amplayernames Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else. Bill de Blasio collegewould-beschool We have come too far to go back, my friends. Bill de Blasio my-friends This has been an extraordinarily painful few weeks. Bill de Blasio top-news It's not acceptable for anyone to resist arrest, it's not acceptable for anyone to interfere with The NYPD when they're effectuating an arrest, throwing things at an NYPD officer is not only not acceptable, it can lead to charges. Bill de Blasio top-news Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers deserve the right to choose how they identify and to live with respect and dignity, new York City respects your gender identity and the right to have it affirmed on your birth certificate. Bill de Blasio us-news Rest assured — you ’ll be believed and it is important to break the chain for people who ca n’t speak up, the most important thing is a fast and thorough investigation. Bill de Blasio politics I come personally from a broken family, divorced very early in my childhood, a family with its own share of troubles, so I think that was very influential in both me believing that someday I would consistently devote myself to my own family that I created, but I think it also really affects my view of the world. Bill de Blasio myselfmechildhoodfamily Our future is about investing in our own people. Bill de Blasio aboutownfuturepeople The common belief is that you are either a dreamer or a realist. But idealism and pragmatism aren't as far apart as one might think. Bill de Blasio thinkyoudreamerbelief I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail. Bill de Blasio redyouthteamloyalty I've spent my life at public work, and I've spent many a day on a good cause that didn't have any lift, didn't have enough support, didn't have enough resources, and you could only get so far. Bill de Blasio daygoodworklife For decades, Big Oil ravaged our environment. They knew what they were peddling was lethal, but they didn't care. They used the classical Big Tobacco playbook of denial, denial, denial, and all the while, they did everything to hook society on their lethal product. Bill de Blasio everythingenvironmentsocietycare Part of how you grapple with intense opposition is by creating real, organic momentum: by actually doing something for people, and then they rightfully buy into it. Bill de Blasio doingyourealpeople As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely to yield a weapon as those of white New Yorkers - and a third less likely to yield contraband. Despite this evidence, the vast majority of those stopped are young black and Latino men. Bill de Blasio newblackwhitemen Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. Living up there in 1967 - the Impossible Dream season - that moment was incredibly compelling. I just naturally gravitated to the team. Nineteen seventy-five was arguably the greatest World Series of all time. Bill de Blasio momentredtimeworld
