The Week in Quotes

Catch up on what made the headlines this week, in the words of the people who said it best!

“If it wasn’t for Naya, they would have died. She got everybody out,”

--Shenequia Purvis on her 8-year-old daughter, who woke her up to alert her their house was on fire

8-Year-Old Girl Saves Family from Tompkins Ave Fire

“I believe that if they can pay taxes, if they can fight [wars] they should be able to get married just as me and you do.”

--Bryan Adams, a Bed-Stuy resident, shares his opinion on the same-sex marriage bill

Bed-Stuy Residents Speak Out On Same-Sex Marriage In New York

“Why would any parent want to fight to save something that is failing, instead of fighting for an improved model?"

--A principal expresses frustration about efforts to keep open failing schools

Bed-Stuy Residents Say More Should Be Done to Help Failing Schools

"There are more guns in the street than the police have,"

--Tony Herbert, founder of Urban Community Council, and organization to support families who have lost loved ones to gun violence.

Lay the Guns Down: One Man's Campaign Against Gun Violence

“I’d like to get my own business, get into music, movies, anything where there are beautiful women, where the money is at, nice cars, big houses, just the American Dream,”

--One of the students in Theresa Lindsay’s GED class on why he’s going back to get his GED at age 39

Making The Grade