I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing.

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.

Once you start saying, 'Let's talk political, my own politics, my own aspirations,' it can become not just distracting in that it takes time, but it can become confusing and frustrating, and is this now a political agenda or a governmental agenda.

What made Manhattan Manhattan was the underground infrastructure, that engineering marvel.

Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate.

Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.