Jordan Barowitz Mayor Quotations

Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers the largest raise in history and is optimistic that we can agree to another one.

Sometimes the speaker and mayor agree and sometimes they don't, but the mayor has tremendous respect for the speaker and they share a good working relationship and a commitment to improve the lives of all New Yorkers.

It's illegal for teachers to strike and counterproductive to raise it. Mayor Bloomberg gave the teachers the largest raise in history and is optimistic that we can agree to another one.