Big-City Mayors

I’ll fight the communists to the death because I know what it brings.

New York’s small business owners have said it over and over: endless paperwork and the uncertainty of dealing with City government has made getting their stores up and running too difficult.

It might be hot outside but the rent is freezing.

I am thankful that [Morales] is being held accountable and hope he will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. This kind of despicable violence is not who we are as a city.

The lack of adequate services continues to be a real problem and a contributing factor to people cycling in and out of homelessness, and these services are controlled by LA County.

The Trump Administration has driven up the cost of gas, groceries, and rent — pushing more families to the edge — and slashed critical safety net funding.

The NYPD responded immediately and arrested Raul Morales in connection with both assaults—and I am grateful to the officers for their swift response.

The best city in the world deserves the best parks, libraries, and schools in the world. That's only possible when we all pay our fair share.

If you have a second home in New York City worth more than $5 million, check your mailbox when you’re back in the five boroughs — because you've got mail.

These hateful and despicable attacks have no place in our city.

I am relieved that both victims are in stable condition.

One of the city's top priorities is housing.

I would draw the line at about a million dollars a year.

I have been briefed on today’s horrifying stabbings on the Upper West Side, where an Asian man and a Jewish man were attacked. According to witness and victim statements, the perpetrator yelled "Allahu Akbar" during both attacks. I am…

Every Tuesday, Vice Mayor Talamantes and I are responsible for overseeing and ensuring transparent, accessible, and open Council meetings.

Right now, I’m very focused on the election that’s actually happening.

I’m very concerned that the White House and congressional Republicans seem to have given up on the idea that they’re going to win by convincing voters that they’re doing a good job.

The failures of the Trump administration represent an opening, not an answer.

We have to keep a relentless focus on the issues from high cost of living to runaway corruption in Washington — the issues that are really driving voters.

I think even with a nationwide picture where maps are distorted to the benefit of Republicans on average, we can still win.

I am calling this a recycled political stunt.

If you and I were to introduce the idea of a building that lends out books for free, we would be slandered in the same way that so many new ideas are slandered today, and yet that's the library. The same thing with the fire department, the…

It means making the choice every day to fight for working people. It means you believe that everyone in your city deserves to live a dignified life, no matter how much money is in their pocket.

While we cannot end the genocide on our own, we can decide whether our silence will become another weapon. And we can examine every tool we have to defend the humanity and dignity of all people.