Lucas -
On my first day of office, I promised that we would take dead aim at the Tale of Two Cities. That we would fight, daily, to make our city better and fairer, no matter how much money you make or where you live.
I am proud of what we have accomplished since then — it’s more than anyone would have expected in just a few short years.
Crime is at record lows, jobs are at record highs, and we are doing more to fight income inequality than ever before. We won paid sick days for 500,000 New Yorkers, expanded Pre-K to every 4-year-old in New York City, ended the overuse of stop and frisk while putting more cops on the street, added an unprecedented number of affordable housing apartments, and much more.
But I know we still have work to do, and I will never stop fighting for opportunity and fairness in all five boroughs. That’s why I need to know that we are still in this fight together:
Together, we are going to build a campaign that puts working people first and empowers them to make a difference in their communities. We are going to do that because real change never comes from the top down, it always comes from the bottom up when working people come together to make their voices heard.
Whether it’s winning an election or transforming a city, I cannot do it alone. It will require all of us working together and organizing to build the power we need to take on the wealthy interests dead set on stopping our progress. That’s why it’s so important to me that you add your name to say that we’re still in the fight together to build a better, fairer New York City.
The strength of this campaign, this city, and this country is derived from the working people that make it great. Thank you for recommitting yourself to fight to build one city, where we all rise together.
In solidarity,
Bill de Blasio
Mayor, NYC