Big-City Mayors

They should be able to go to school or church in peace, without the fear or risk of violence.

These kids were literally praying! It was the first week of school.

And don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now.

Don't just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now.

We know that when carjackings go down, when use of gun goes down, when homicide or robbery go down, neighborhoods feel safer and are safer.

We greatly appreciate the surge of officers that enhance what MPD has been able to do in this city.

We should not be operating out of a place of hate for anyone. We should be operating from a place of love for our kids. Kids died today.

Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community or any other community out there has lost their sense of common humanity.

To recognize that we’ve got more guns in this country than we have people.

Look, we need to be doing more than talking. It can’t just be words there needs to be action.

Anybody who is using this … as an opportunity to villainize our trans community, or any other community out there, has lost their sense of common humanity.

I have heard about a whole lot of hate that’s being directed at our trans community.

In the Bronx, what we’ve been seeing is gangs, young shooters and recidivism.

What’s on the ballot this year? Public safety is on the ballot. When you have a candidate that says prostitution should be legal in our city — young boys and girls sell their bodies — that’s not a city I want to live in.

I know what it is when we came into office, and I made a commitment to you that we would settle your contracts.

We are all united in voting for him.

Long-term sheds are never a substitute for keeping buildings in safe condition, and with new enforcement tools and expanded staffing, we expect to bring down even more sheds in the years to come.

Old, outdated scaffolding is an eyesore on our beautiful city, and our administration will hold those responsible accountable.

Any comparison to a war-torn country is hyperbolic and false

Would be the most flagrant violation of our Constitution in the 21st century.

The guard is not needed. This is not the role of our military.

We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence; we’ve already tried that, and we’ve ended up with the largest prison population in the world without solving the problems of crime and violence.

You can’t serve a city, you can’t fight for a city, if you don’t love that city.

64 vs 33. A lifetime of hard work vs. a silver spoon. The results speak for themselves.