What I'm trying to do is to create excitement. So people looking at the Bloomberg's office building say, "My goodness, what's going on here? There's something different about this company." You want the employees to get psyched. And it's a chance to meet each other. My job is to get people to work together. With free food and no offices, even for Bloomberg, this might be considered one of the world's great corporate headquarters.

Politicians generally respond to who is going to help them get elected and re-elected.

I'd be derelict in my duty if I didn't go and continue to use every advantage that I can to promote New York's cause.

I'm not going to talk about supporting somebody for a long time. I don't know who the two party candidates are going to be.

There's a fascinating statistic: One out of every four people in America has visited New York since 9/11. It is astounding. Now, I don't know how you count it; it's some people coming multiple times.

Well, we have to provide the world's best schools. We certainly don't have them, but that's our objective.

Despite its potential, the federal government has restricted funding for creating new cell lines - putting the burden of any future research squarely on the shoulders of the private sector. Government's most basic responsibility, however, is the health and welfare of its people, so it has a duty to encourage appropriate scientific investigations that could possibly save the lives of millions.