Bill de Blasio

Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr.; May 8, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New York City Public Advocate from 2010 to 2013.

Quotes

 * [Response when asked by a reporter if his ‘relationship with the governor is deteriorating'] No, I think it’s pretty much consistent.
 * quoted by Juliet Papa of 1010 WINS'


 * My father was a picture of courage in terms of his war service and strength, and yet in his decline, I learned primarily negative lessons. I learned what not to do. [about his father] I have a real respect, and a real anger and sadness at the same time. I don’t think I’ve ever been able to do the math on exactly what it all means.
 * 14 October 2013 quoted by Javier C. Hernandez of The New York Times.


 * Look, the New Democrat approach, from my point of view, didn't work. That governing approach didn't stop the progression that led us to a thoroughly Republican House and now Senate, and a national debate that doesn't even address the real issues. The economic crisis of today — the only parallel is the Great Depression. That's just a fact. The difference is, there's no light at the end of the tunnel now.
 * 6 May 2015 quoted by Mark Binelli of Rolling Stone.


 * Tonight we took another big step toward a fairer city for all, tonight another ratification of all that we’ve been doing together and it’s going to give us the fuel to go farther.
 * said at a victory party in Brooklyn. quoted by William Neuman of The New York Times.


 * If you could remove News Corp from the last 25 years of American history, we would be in an entirely different place.
 * 7 August 2018 interview with Ben Jacobs of The Guardian.


 * My message to the Jewish community, and all communities, is this simple: the time for warnings has passed. I have instructed the NYPD to proceed immediately to summons or even arrest those who gather in large groups. This is about stopping this disease and saving lives. Period.
 * Twitter, 11:35 AM · Apr 28, 2020


 * Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum are victims. They should be alive today. The only reason they’re not is because a violent, dangerous man chose to take a gun across state lines and start shooting people. To call this a miscarriage of justice is an understatement.
 * 19 November 2021 tweet regarding Kyle Rittenhouse
 * de Blasio's statement is inaccurate: the AR-15 never crossed state lines according to the criminal complaint against Dominick Black: it was purchased and remained in Wisconsin until Rittenhouse took possession of it the day of the riot

Quotes about Bill de Blasio

 * Governor Cuomo has complete discretion to be able to issue mass clemencies for the prisons. We know that de Blasio, the mayor, has the power to be able to release hundreds and thousands of people from Rikers Island and other jails. And so we really want them to be able to do that. There’s lots of pressure and demands that have been issued by local groups.
 * Mariame Kaba Interview with Democracy Now (2020)