[For years, New York has enjoyed a reputation for being the safest big city in the nation. And basically what you have to do as a mayor — you are also a police person, you know. I mean, I think that yes, to the first part of that, I think the mayor’s job is to save people’s lives. And I don’t think anybody’s asking — we’re not talking about handouts here. I don’t think anybody really expected us to get this far.

Source: New York Times May 10, 2021 23:14 UTC