Fernando Ferrer
Fernando Ferrer
Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrerwas the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York City in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 April 1950
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We can do better than a mayor who says he doesn't think many people make the minimum wage. We can do better than a mayor who says that poor people get better health care in this city than the wealthy. I believe that hope and opportunity have to be present in equal measure on every block, on every street in every neighborhood in every borough of our city.
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We're here in Harlem. Mike Bloomberg's campaign posters could make it here. Where's Mike?
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If a citizen were barred for some reason or another from participating in the franchise, some might say, 'Wait a minute, we pay taxes, what are we talking about here?'
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It comes down to two debates. It's too bad that for the last six or seven weeks, since I became the Democratic nominee, I've been having to debate tens of millions of dollars of radio and television ads and his multimillion-dollar spin machine.
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You could go to any New Yorker on the street and they will tell you they are having an affordability crisis,
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The mayor just doesn't get it, so he doesn't have to do anything about it.
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This team has made us all proud, ... On the field and off the field, they represented the Bronx and New York City well.