«Having the ability to participate in elections would create a lot more civic engagement and, on a political level, I don't think communities like the community that I represent, which is 68 percent immigrant, would ever be able to be ignored again by anybody running for
major citywide office in New York City.»
Lissauer served as interim director of the Mayor's
Office of
Citywide Event Coordination and Management, where he coordinated permits for thousands of events and festivals, including papal visits, Super Bowl XLVIII, and the
Major League Baseball and NBA All - Star games.