My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family. Bill de Blasio definefamilyintently Change image and share on social
I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the 'Tale of Two Cities' by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live. Bill de Blasio bloombergboldbreak Change image and share on social
While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979. Bill de Blasio battlecancerclear Change image and share on social
I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail. Bill de Blasio constantlyfangrow Change image and share on social
I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan. Bill de Blasio appbaseballfan Change image and share on social
I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives. Bill de Blasio activistdesireimprove Change image and share on social
I think a lot of the best ideas come from the grassroots; I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink. Bill de Blasio bunkergrassrootsgroupthink Change image and share on social
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, but they are my inspiration and you name it. Bill de Blasio centerfamilyground Change image and share on social
I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone. Bill de Blasio economicfamilyfuture Change image and share on social
As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely to yield a weapon as those of white New Yorkers - and a third less likely to yield contraband. Despite this evidence, the vast majority of those stopped are young black and Latino men. Bill de Blasio advocateafricanamerican share on social