Fragile Quilt

"New York is unique: a fragile quilt of many cultures, religions, and peoples whose contributions enhance and enlighten us all." 

David Dinkins, A Mayor's Life

Gorgeous Mosaic

Ellis Island

"I see New York as a gorgeous mosaic of race and religious faith, of national origin and sexual orientation—of individuals whose families arrived yesterday and generations ago, coming through Ellis Island, or Kennedy Airport, or on Greyhound buses bound for the Port Authority."
David Dinkins, A Mayor's Life