Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.

At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck.

I understand that not everyone agrees with my perspective on Ray Kelly. But what you gotta look at here is somebody like Bill de Blasio talking out of both sides of his mouth and trying to have it both ways on a really critical issue like stop-and-frisk.

If you don't like me, life goes on, you know what I mean? But I hope you do like me. Because I think that in addition to being pushy, I'm nice.

Anybody that I can work with that will help improve the lives of New Yorkers, I will work with that person.

We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.

I have a tendency toward being a micromanager. Which, the bigger the project you're involved in, the harder that becomes.