I think we are seeing a hunger that is not just felt by New Yorkers, but frankly by Americans from coast to coast, for a new kind of politics, one that puts working people at the heart of it.
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Big-City Mayors
Quotes from the mayors of America's largest cities — current and former.
Current mayors
KS-IJohn BaconKansas
CA-DKaren BassCalifornia1,185 Quotes
NVShelley BerkleyNevada77 Quotes
HIRick BlangiardiHawaii
DC-DMuriel BowserDistrict of Columbia141 Quotes
FLJane CastorFlorida2 Quotes
NCJanet CowellNorth Carolina1 Quote
TX-IJohn Cowen Jr.Texas
FLDonna DeeganFlorida
GAAndre DickensGeorgia18 Quotes
VABobby DyerVirginia2 Quotes
CAJerry DyerCalifornia
AZMark FreemanArizona
MNJacob FreyMinnesota59 Quotes
TX-IGeorge FullerTexas
AZKate GallegoArizona4 Quotes
OHAndrew GintherOhio2 Quotes
CATodd GloriaCalifornia1 Quote
CAKaren GohCalifornia
KYCraig GreenbergKentucky6 Quotes
FLEileen HigginsFlorida7 Quotes
INJoe HogsettIndiana3 Quotes
OKDavid HoltOklahoma7 Quotes
IL-DBrandon JohnsonIllinois159 Quotes
WICavalier JohnsonWisconsin5 Quotes
TXEric JohnsonTexas6 Quotes
TXRenard JohnsonTexas
TXGina Ortiz JonesTexas12 Quotes
NMTim KellerNew Mexico4 Quotes
CA-DBarbara LeeCalifornia497 Quotes
MOQuinton LucasMissouri7 Quotes
CADaniel LurieCalifornia11 Quotes
NCVi LylesNorth Carolina5 Quotes
CAMatt MahanCalifornia8 Quotes
NY-DZohran MamdaniNew York809 Quotes
CAKevin McCartyCalifornia8 Quotes
COYemi MoboladeColorado
OKMonroe NicholsOklahoma2 Quotes
TNFreddie O’ConnellTennessee6 Quotes
PACherelle ParkerPennsylvania8 Quotes
TXMattie ParkerTexas
CARex RichardsonCalifornia
AZRegina RomeroArizona
AR-DFrank Scott Jr.Arkansas2 Quotes
MDBrandon ScottMaryland19 Quotes
MIMary SheffieldMichigan3 Quotes
TXKirk WatsonTexas30 Quotes
TXJohn WhitmireTexas5 Quotes
WAKatie WilsonWashington17 Quotes
MA-DMichelle WuMassachusetts88 Quotes
TNPaul YoungTennessee11 Quotes
Former mayors
I think a democratic socialist can get elected anywhere across this country for any position.
The bridge should be open and there should be nothing political about it.
The craziest thing about this is that Mexico was never going to pay for the wall, but Canada actually paid for the bridge.
The Rent Guidelines Board, on which I serve, has just voted to freeze rents on New York City's roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, fulfilling a key campaign promise by Mayor Zohran Mamdani," wrote Arpit Gupta—the lone dissenter.
To the tens of thousands of New Yorkers with TPS who are watching the news, frightened about what comes next, hear me clearly: New York City is your home. You belong here. We will not turn our backs on you.
The Supreme Court just sparked one of the largest attacks on immigrants in modern American history.
It is disgusting to think that federal authorities may have allowed hundreds of thousands of these deadly pills to move into our community and possibly killed people through their actions.
Today's ruling helps ensure mailed-in-ballots get counted and people's voices are heard through the democratic process.
Make no mistake. This is literally the federal government using us in some sort of uninformed, undisciplined experiment that is literally killing our people.
The President of the United States is personally directing federal prosecutors to start investigations into his political opponents when his preferred candidate may lose the election.
Safety is not something that’s up for debate – it’s something that we’re actually delivering on.
I’m leading the wealthiest city in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. But it’s also a city where one in four are living in poverty.
You have got to have something you are not just willing to stand up for – but that you’re also willing to explain how this is relevant to working people.
What we’ve seen over many years is a willingness to not only explain away the status quo, but frankly, even to look to benefit from the status quo.
I’m not interested in writing a manifesto, or frankly, in reading one. I’m interested in delivering.
We don’t have to nationalize that message. That is a national message – it’s a national crisis.
You are our brothers. You’re our sisters. You have done so much for this incredible city, and for that, we stand with you.
In Minneapolis, we do not see you as immigrants. We see you as our family.
“To get me, he’s coming after my wife,” Newsom continued.
Donald Trump isn’t just coming after me because of my mean tweets,” Newsom said. “He’s coming after me because I am considering running for president.
That’s why we’re expanding free swim lessons across the five boroughs—giving more young New Yorkers access to an essential life skill, saving families money and making sure every child feels confident in the water.
Every child deserves to enjoy the water safely. That's why we're expanding free swim lessons across the five boroughs—giving more young New Yorkers access to an essential life skill, saving families money and making sure every child feels…
We're so excited to be celebrating 90 years of public swimming in our city.





