My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and the rights of individuals. And everywhere it's gone, it's failed.

I have gone to Albany constantly in my capacity as budget director, because I don't think the way the transit authority works with the City of New York is very appropriate.

My favorite is always the book that I'm currently reading.

The mayor of New York is the chief executive of the city. It is a complex organization and it requires the requisite skills to understand how to be the leader of the people and manage the government of N.Y.

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

My best quality is that I talk to everyone. My worst quality is that I talk to everyone.