Although my plans for the future haven't changed, I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead o… - Michael Bloomberg

Any friend of fossil is a friend of mine. … We've got to do everything we can to get people out of their automobiles and into mass transit.

Leading from the front: It's what built America. But these days, the federal government isn't at the front – it's cowering in the back corner of the room, ducking responsibility and hoping no one notices.

As the city continues to grow, the costs of congestion – to our health, to our environment, and to our economy – are only going to get worse. The question is not whether we want to pay but how do we want to pay. With an increased asthma rate? With more greenhouse gases? Wasted time? Lost business? And higher prices? Or, do we charge a modest fee to encourage more people to take mass transit?