John Liu
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"John Chun Liu" is a New York City politician, who previously served as the 43rd New York City Comptroller from January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013. He was also a candidate in the 2013 New York City mayoral election. Liu had served on the New York City Council representing District 20, and was elected to the City Council in 2001 to represent northeast Queens, then was re-elected in 2003 and 2005.

Liu entered the New York City Comptroller election, 2009/New York City Comptroller election in 2009 and won the race on November 3, 2009, becoming the first Asian American to be elected to a city-wide office in New York City. Liu teaches municipal finance and policy at Baruch College.

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[But while missteps still occur, there seems to be progress.] Elected officials and other entities are becoming more savvy about Asian Americans, ... and the fact that there's no one descriptor that can be applied to everybody who's Asian American, and even within the different ethnic groups there are some nuances.

We are really hoping that he will pull through from this.

Every ecosystem on the planet is under threat of catastrophic collapse, and if we don't begin to acknowledge and solve them, then we will go down.

Transportation is not just about trains and cars and things on wheels. It's about how people get to and from work and it's the underpinning of economic development, ... I think that point needs to be understood more deeply by all of the candidates.

I don't think you could call it a public address system, ... It's a speaker coming from the token booth.

It's a challenging period. It's clear that our transit system is a ripe target [for terrorism], if we have learned anything from London and Madrid. The good thing is that these suspicious packages are spotted and found. The increased NYPD presence definitely helps. However, the MTA leaves a lot to be desired. They are slow to recognize the need to harden the system against potential attacks.

The mayor has taken us through a series of fiascos with the takeover of private bus lines. The city is down to half as many running buses as we had a few years back and riders are forced to wait twice as long for service.

There's no accountability for the MTA right now, and there's a huge burden on the workers. Everyone shares the blame, but the MTA in my opinion bears most of the onus if there's a shutdown.