“It meant that New York philanthropists, New York society, would now rediscover the library. that learning, books, education have glamour, that self-improvement has glamour, that hope has glamour.”
Vartan Gregorian
“I am a NEW YORKER which means i work full time and live my life part time”
Kenneth waters Jr
“Sooner or later they are going to live in a New York City where gay marriage is not only legal, but it's common and they don't even notice.”
Anthony Weiner
“It's been quite an education doing this show and living in New York at the same time, and being exposed to so many different kinds of people,”
Mariska Hargitay
“I wanted to go [to Africa] because I read an article in the New York Times about education becoming free in certain parts of Africa and how the classrooms were sort of bursting at the seams because so many kids wanted to go. I thought that was so extraordinary that I wanted to see and experience what that was like and to sort of go down there and touch and feel and taste that world.”
Drew Barrymore
“For people who are interested in learning about how to make New York City a more humane community for its cats and dogs, this is a great opportunity to hear what we are doing in New York and how this is being used as a national model.”
Jane Hoffman
“It's over for those who don't want to fund a decent education for children in the city of New York.”
Randi Weingarten
