During my eleven years as a New York City public school teacher, I saw firsthand the impact that poverty has on the classroom. In low-income neighborhoods like Sunset Park, where I taught, students as young as five years old enter… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
If the City Council wants to hold the police accountable, it has the subpoena power and oversight responsibility to do so. They don't have… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in being Don Quixote. I'm interested in running the City of New York. — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an exceptional candidate… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people. — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
I'd love to have our trains, our subway cars and our taxis built right here in New York City. You can create 40,000 living… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
When I talk about the city, I talk about a city that elevates people, which is the strength of New York. We always had… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns. — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
It's the story of New York. Storefronts change and languages change, but at the end of the day, people come here to find opportunity… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
The whole point of bike-sharing is to give New Yorkers another way to commute. A lot of folks in Bay Ridge work in downtown… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
You can bring people together around the issue of economic fairness. I don't want to be a mayor that goes into one neighborhood and… — Sal Albanese Copy Share Image
