"I think people all over this city, of every background, would like to have the city government be able to determine which building goes where, how high it will be, who gets to live in it, what the rent will be. I think there’s a socialistic impulse, which I hear every day, in every kind of community, that they would like things to be planned in accordance to their needs. And I would, too."

Another example of Atlas Shrugged becoming reality. If the mayor of New York had said this during Ayn Rand's lifetime, I think she would have left the city.

Also see:
http://nypost.com/2017/09/05/a-plea-t...