Sal Albanese famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns.
-- Sal Albanese

#Political #Abuse #Campaigns
By regulating marijuana, we can put black market drug dealers out of business and eliminate the rebellious allure that attracts young people.
-- Sal Albanese

#Marijuana #People #Drug
At the end of the day, New Yorkers need a mayor who understands the problems they face, brings a smart plan and good people to the table, and, more than anything, has the independence, courage and conviction to do the right thing.
-- Sal Albanese

#Smart #People #Independence
During my eleven years as a New York City public school teacher, I saw firsthand the impact that poverty has on the classroom. In low-income neighborhoods like Sunset Park, where I taught, students as young as five years old enter school affected by the stresses often created by poverty: domestic violence, drug abuse, gang activity.
-- Sal Albanese

#Teacher #New York #Stress
Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra tutoring that wealthier students enjoy. To address these unjust disparities, we need an early education revolution.
-- Sal Albanese

#Kids #Parent #Needs
It always takes a scandal to bring about reform.
-- Sal Albanese

#Reform #Scandal
I cant solve the poverty problem, but there are things you can do to mitigate its effects on kids.
-- Sal Albanese

#Kids #Poverty #Problem
The world's greatest city - New York City - deserves a government that works for all New Yorkers. That starts with a mayor who is independent from party bosses and special interests, who isn't afraid to be honest with the people, and who is focused on the issues New Yorkers care about most.
-- Sal Albanese

#New York #Party #Independent
By four years of age, the average child in a family receiving public assistance has heard about 13 million words, compared to 45 million for a child from a wealthier family. The disadvantages developed during their first four years are usually still present in high school.
-- Sal Albanese

#Children #School #Average
When I talk about the city, I talk about a city that elevates people, which is the strength of New York. We always had the ability to do that. We had the services to do that: good schools, living-wage jobs. We're moving away from that toward a two-tiered system: a small group of very wealthy people and the rest of the city, poor and working poor.
-- Sal Albanese

#Jobs #New York #Moving

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