When you stand up there and do a press conference, it's a very preoccupied moment. You're standing in front of cameras; people are watching you; it's not so easy to be at ease.

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

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

Being an activist is about getting things done. It's not about standing around shaking your fist in anger.

When you stand up there and do a press conference, it's a very preoccupied moment. You're standing in front of cameras; people are watching you; it's not so easy to be at ease.

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