The mayor of New York is the chief executive of the city. It is a complex organization, and it requires the requisite skills to understand how to be the leader of the people and manage the government of N.Y. Joe Lhota chiefcitycomplex share on social
I have Czech, I have Russian, I have English, I have Italian. Uh, what am I missing? A little bit of Irish. The Russian is Jewish. So I'm your classic American mutt. Joe Lhota americanbiteclassic Change image and share on social
I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents' house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home alone from school. It was a different city and a different time. Joe Lhota citydaygrandparent Change image and share on social
Rudy Giuliani did some phenomenal things in the city if you think of the transformation of the city and the quality of life. Joe Lhota citygiulianilife Change image and share on social
Would I be the 3rd term of Rudy Giuliani or the 4th term of Mike Bloomberg? It'll be neither. It'll be the first term of Joe Lhota. We're all different. Joe Lhota 3rd4thbloomberg Change image and share on social
The role of government is to steer us in the right direction, not do all the work for us. Joe Lhota directiongovernmentrole Change image and share on social
In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson because at the time I thought his approach to limited government was right on. Joe Lhota activeapproachbarry share on social
I've been marching in every single ethnic nationality parade all throughout the City of New York. We're all Americans first and foremost, but people understand their heritage and it's good to see. Joe Lhota americancityethnic Change image and share on social
Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemorial in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York. Joe Lhota approachelectimmemorial share on social