Michael Bloomberg

I think there's a general consensus in the country that background checks before you buy a gun should apply to everyone.

We are all in this together. We are desperately trying to help everybody. We're trying to prioritize.

Most New Yorkers have followed our advice. The cooperation we received really has been great.

Please, please, please, do not call 911 if it is not a life-threatening emergency. You are putting other people's lives at risk by occupying the lines.

Unfortunately, the customers who are going to pay for those workers aren't going to pay those prices. So it's a ridiculous argument to make.

It is the biggest economic issue facing this country.

It's the biggest economic issue facing this country.

Today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg took the unprecedented step of announcing mandatory evacuations from low-lying areas in each of the five boroughs of New York.

I want to remind you that this kind of forecast is very imprecise, and we're talking about something that is a long time away in meteorological terms. So, what we have to do is assume the worst, prepare for that, and hope for the best.

Nobody thought the government would let the project satisfy the demands of the market.

I don't think we can expect the taxpayer to do everything.

There's a difference between government and private development.