I have a tendency toward being a micromanager.

The best thing to know is what you don't know.

I'm just not gonna let up until I know I've done absolutely everything I can for New Yorkers.

Don't keep your own schedule - that will eat too much of your time keeping your own schedule. And when you are tired, stop. Because if you are too tired, you become not productive, and you are wasting time.

I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.

I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.

I'm not about talking and finger-pointing and complaining; I'm about getting things done.