I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.

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

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.

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.

Clearly, Mayor Bloomberg did some things right. I think he did a very good job on public health. He did a very good job on environment. I think he was right to achieve mayoral control of education. I don't think he then applied it the right way.

My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.