Maya Wiley

“My father was at the forefront of the economic justice movement - fighting for and with Black women who were on welfare for dignity and for enough support to feed their families, shelter their kids.”

“Do you know how many women in a survey reported experiences of sexual harassment on the job? Eighty percent. It is so common. It's normalized. And it's an abuse of power.”

“As mayor, my New Deal for New York will be a massive infrastructure, stimulus, and jobs program consisting of a $10 billion investment.”

“One of the things it's so important for any city government is to have the trust of the public.”

“Citizen journalism and even our ethnic press could be harmed by big companies deciding where we can get our news.”

“Whether a resident needs to get online to access homework or supplemental educational tools, to search for a job or start a business, broadband is a necessity.”

“When Superstorm Sandy churned up fourteen-foot walls of water that slammed New York's coastal communities in October 2012, they also washed away any false notions we had that we care sufficiently for poor people.”

“I look forward to demonstrating the greatest integrity of fairness and independence that any arm of the city should have and does have.”

“There are areas of tension and uncertainty the Constitution doesn't address, and presidents of both parties have fought with Congress over their respective roles.”

“The Affordable Care Act's contribution to longer and healthier lives is being overshadowed by the individual mandate question.”

“I, like many of the other women who made history and dared to step up to lead since the 2018 midterms, know we must all play a role in the battle for who we are and who we must be.”

“Let's be clear about one thing everyone should know: Affirmative action is constitutional.”

“We are committed to keeping the Internet open and free, and we are now advocating for the federal government to make subsidies for low-income household telephone service available for broadband too, so that our residents can pay for service more easily.”

“In New York, our greatest pride and asset is our diversity. We live in a city that recognizes and celebrates the fact that its residents were born all over this country and globe.”

“And if you want partnerships that focus on hard problems and real solutions, then pick a Black woman. Because that's what we do every single day and in every single way.”

“In fact, black students with college degrees are twice as likely to be unemployed as white students with college degrees. So, to say there there is not an issue for black Americans and Latinos in terms of the opportunity that college is supposed to create would be wrong.”

“My father, because he was an academic, he did not shy away from meeting with academics who focused on political science, sociology, he actively embrace that and he didn't shy away from meeting with lawyers.”

“There is no off-roading to solve income inequality for people of color. They must have broadband.”

“The innovations we need at our systems level require an understanding of business, psychology, and policy, but doing it with a deep, deep understanding of how our decisions create barriers for fairness and opportunity for some people.”

“I think every leader has to be willing to examine their own biases.”