City Quote by Bill de Blasio Download Open image “I know the ugly history of corporate welfare, and that's not New York City's future.” — Bill de Blasio ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare City Future History New Ugly
“In 1955, there were 150,000 New Yorkers on welfare; in 1995, there were 1.3 million.” — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
Its all big money, high rent, high prices in New York City now. The poor people completely got rolled over. I've never seen anything… — Ralph Bakshi Copy Share Image
It is no secret that New York City has an affordable housing shortage. For those who've returned from the battlefield, the problem is even… — Letitia James Copy Share Image
Corporate greed in New York won. It suffocated anything interesting out of the city. — James Ransone Copy Share Image
“How New York has fallen off during the last forty years! Its intellect and culture have been diluted and swamped by a great flood-tide… — Stephen Birmingham Copy Share Image
“One of the more unpleasant aspects of living in New York City is how daily proximity to wealth and glamour can instill a desire… — Kate Bolick Copy Share Image
A holistic solution to income inequality is going to take a lot of work, but every time you prove that one of the strands… — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
I've spent my life at public work, and I've spent many a day on a good cause that didn't have any lift, didn't have… — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
If we can have a fast food restaurant on almost every corner, then we can certainly have a garden. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success; we do it to create more success stories. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
I think small business is struggling in New York City. It's a fantastic market, it's a very appealing market, there's lots of opportunity, at… — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving. — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy,… — Bill de Blasio Copy Share Image
I've seen a lot of people come out of Carol City, but I had this distinct vision for Carol City, just me coming out… — Denzel Curry Copy Share Image
I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go back, they'll… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
I've been to Manchester enough to know it's a real place. It's not Factory Records and the Smiths bicycling around. I get it. It's… — James Murphy Copy Share Image
Though 'Fat City' was written long before cellphones or the Internet, its human apparatus is state of the art. — Katherine Dunn Copy Share Image
I get paid to play, to win, to give the city pride, so maybe everybody can forget for a little while how hard life… — Randall Cunningham Copy Share Image
In my first 100 days as Ontario's Minister of Transportation, I found a willing municipal partner in the City of Toronto that shares our… — Caroline Mulroney Copy Share Image
Even after my family moved West, I would come back to Long Island as a teenager, stay with aunts and go to the city… — Everlast Copy Share Image
We all got driven out of Manhattan. It was a very conducive place for artists when I was growing up, and now it's definitely… — Gaby Hoffmann Copy Share Image
I was always attracted most to joining City, and I am pleased to be at such a good club with such a big ambition… — Edin Dzeko Copy Share Image
I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
We have an obligation at the local level to do everything we can with the resources we have. And we do those things. But… — Ted Wheeler Copy Share Image
