"We can be free and we can be fed. We can demand what we deserve."
"The directness of our politics requires no translation. Our campaign is driven by a belief that, while there may not be an ideological majority in New York City, there is a majority of New Yorkers who..."
"I will fight for a city that works for you, that is affordable for you, that is safe for you."
"You own this dangerous insanity and are incapable of defeating it."
"I believe that you need not travel to Israel to stand up for Jewish New Yorkers."
"We are approaching the dawn of a new era in New York City. We are turning the page on the corrupt politics of the past that made this the most expensive city in the United States of America."
"I believe Israel has the right to exist as a state with equal rights…. I believe every state should be a state of equal rights."
"These are the opinions of only about a dozen New Yorkers. A democracy will be decided by close to a million New Yorkers."
"As FDR said, 'Democracy has disappeared in several other great nations, not because the people dislike democracy, but because they had grown tired of unemployment and insecurity...'"
"I hope now that this primary has come to an end, I can introduce myself once more, not as you've seen me in a 30-second ad or in a mailer in your mailbox, but as I how I will lead as your mayor."
"Republicans tried to rip away hundreds of millions of acres of public land—not to help families, not to solve real problems—but to hand yet another gift to the wealthy and well-connected."
"If this campaign has demonstrated anything to the world, it is that our dreams can become reality."
"People-powered campaigns do work."
"Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won."
"Mamdani ran a highly impactful campaign that resonated with voters."
"Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night, and he put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and inspired them and moved them and got them to come out and vote..."
"Democrats need to move away from calls for police reform and support for LGBT rights and instead embrace centrism."
"To Mr. Cuomo: I have never had to resign in disgrace; I have never cut Medicaid. I have never hounded the 13 women who credibly accuse me of sexual harassment, I have never sued for their gynecologica..."
