My mother would organize huge parties for my elementary school classmates. To prepare, she would go back to the bakery in her old neighborhood of Inwood and get special shamrock cookies. Hawaiian Punch was served and we had shamrock napkins. It was a lot of fun.

I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.

For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

All I wanted was to be involved in politics and government.

It would be thrilling, obviously, to be able to have a woman and an openly LGBT person as the mayor of New York City.

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

I couldn't describe how little interest I have in men. Or I could - but I don't think that it would be appropriate.