I’m a native New Yorker. I grew up eating cake from Pozzo’s and ravioli from Bruno’s. We didn’t have chain restaurants, we had mom & pop shops. We supported small business before it was a campaign buzzword.

I’m a native New Yorker. I was raised with kids of different backgrounds and we all played together during recess. We learned about diversity before it was a campaign buzzword.

I’m a native New Yorker. My single mother worked hard to put me through school. I went to college on scholarships and worked part-time and interned, because I knew you had to work hard to become a success — and I didn’t want to disappoint my family. Of course, this is before family values was a campaign buzzword.

I’m a native New Yorker. I am pro-choice because I respect everyone’s right to choose. I’m socially liberal, because I don’t think your gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation or ethnicity should pigeonhole you into a path in life.

I’m a native New Yorker and these are my New York values.

I’m a native New Yorker and telling Ted Cruz to go fuck himself is my birthright.