In 1964, I tried to convince my grandfather, who was active in the New York City firefighters union, to vote for Barry Goldwater over Lyndon Johnson because at the time I thought his approach to limited government was right on.

We've made tremendous strides and changes in the City of New York since 1994.

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

Everybody knows I return all of my phone calls. I pick up my cell phone myself, much to the chagrin of my staff.

There is no reason for anybody to have an assault weapon.

Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemoriam in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York.

I was born a limited-government person. I've always had this streak going through me.