I'm a Queens boy at the end of the day..

The other states look to New York for the progressive direction. New York made a powerful statement [legalizing marriage equality], not just for the ….

I never thought I would be divorced..

It's time for the people of the Empire State to strike back..

Fight as hard as you can, and then understand there's going to have to be some amount of reasonable compromise..

Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality..

Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is i….

There is no dispute that Albany needs to be changed. There is no dispute that the current situation in Albany is untenable. Nobody knows that better ….

If I'm breathing in 2016, I'll be happy..

I am fiscally prudent and socially progressive. I believe in protecting a woman's right to choose. I believe in marriage equality..

Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate..

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again..

As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?.

He was the keynote speaker for our better angels..

I did experiment with marijuana when I was a youth..

Too often government responds to the whispers of lobbyists before the cries of the people..

We need marriage equality in every state in this nation. Otherwise, no state really has marriage equality, and we will not rest until it is a reality..

I think naturally my orientation is from my father..

I've been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I've been acting on it. I've been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases….

I have a portrait of Saint Thomas More in my office..

My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty..