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Bill de Blasio Biography

Bill de Blasio (/dɪ ˈblɑːzioʊ/; born Warren Wilhelm Jr.; May 8, 1961) is an American politician and civil servant who is currently serving as the 109th Mayor of New York City. Previous to his assumption of the mayoralty, he served as New York City's public advocate from 2010 to 2013.

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There are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world.

Complicated World, Families, Identity, Struggle, Thinking, World

I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.

Cities, City, Climate, New York, Prepare, Thinking

I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.

App, Baseball, Fan, Fans, Mlb

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.

Father, Cancer, Media, Terminal, Clear, Tragically

I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.

Municipal, Positive Relationship, Relationship, Respectful, Unions

We do not ask more of the wealthy to punish success; we do it to create more success stories.

Asks, Create, Stories, Success, Wealthy

There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.

Strong, People, Listening, Mind

I believe there's an emerging American majority for progressive economic change.

Believe, Economic, Majority, Progressive

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.

Family, Inspiration, Names, Schmaltzy, Wife

Everything you heard about me is true. . . . I am not a free marketer. . . . I believe in the heavy hand of government.

Believe, Government, Hand, Hands, Heavy, Marketer

We are New Yorkers. Proud citizens of the greatest city on earth. Thinking big isn't new to us. It is the very foundation of who we are.

Big, Cities, Foundation, Proud, Thinking

I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.

Imagine, Name, Names, Player, Players, Who I Am

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 the same time it's a very difficult place to build a small business.

Build, New York, Opportunity, Same, Struggle, Struggling

I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.

Economic, Everyone, Good, Policy, Thinking

At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.

Lost, Mayor, Mayors, Particularly, People, Point

I haven't smoked marijuana since I was at NYU.

Havens, Marijuana, Nyu, Smoked

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.

Bunker, Doe, Ideas, Like, Mentality, Thinking

NY is the city it is today in part because of the contributions from generations of artistic visionaries

Artistic, Cities, Contributions, Generations, Visionaries

My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.

Brought, Family, Mother, Parent, Side, Sides

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.

Bloomberg, Bold, Opportunity, Real, Years