John Liu

It's hard not to notice the number of people texting while walking, and downright alarming to see people continuing their texting while crossing the street, we want New Yorkers to know it's OK to wait the 5 seconds.

Sometimes even proposing legislation reminds people of common sense things to do and common-sense things not to do, if nothing else, the mere introduction of this bill has got people talking and thinking.

It is my hope that by reducing the tax burden on small business owners that we can help them grow their businesses and, in doing so, create jobs.

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I really think people understand that in New York City we have high taxes.

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I would encourage more development in the boroughs outside of Manhattan as well. I think it's great that this natural emergence has occurred in the lower part of Midtown, but there's tremendous potential in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island as well.

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I try to motivate people and align our individual incentives with organizational incentives. And then let people do their best.

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I have never run campaigns based on an ethnic coalition.

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There is a diversity of thought and philosophy, diversity of languages and dialects, diversity of political spectrum, and there's a diversity of taste for food. I don't label or characterize Jews in any way.

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I have had the privilege of serving as city comptroller, and I lead 750 professionals in the office, have appointed eight deputy comptrollers... no one has criticized my management of these 750 professionals.

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I cannot reconcile monitoring certain people for no reason other than their religion with the freedom of religion we have here in America.

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