Giuliani: Be Careful ‘Next Couple of Weeks’
"Everybody should be more alert now because in the next couple of weeks, there's going to be some real risks."
--Rudy Giuliani, speaking to reporters near Ground Zero this afternoon.
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Trump Wants Obama to Release His Grades Too
"Why did he go to Harvard if he, in fact, wasn't a good student? So, I'd love to have him release his grades and his test scores…maybe you should look at me too. I was a good student, so I don't mind."
--Donald Trump onFox News
Schmoozer in Chief
"The president's got to start inviting people over for dinner, he's got to play golf with them, he's got to pick up the phone and call and say, 'Hey, I know we disagree on this but I heard it was your wife's birthday, your kid just got into college.' He's got to build friendships. That's Read More
Protecting the Freedom to Buy Happy Meals with Toys
"If people want to buy their kids a Happy Meal, it is their right to make that choice."
Republican Councilman Dan Halloran, in a public statement, pushing back against Democratic colleague Leroy Comrie's latest bill.
Does Your Direct Mail Piece Signal a Change in Policy? [Update]
"Respectfully, I ask that the appropriate individual within your administration publicly state whether the aforementioned direct mail piece does, in fact, signal a change in administration policy eliminating the threat of closing any fire companies as part of the FY 2012 budget."
--Jimmy Oddo, a Republican City Councilman from Staten Island, in a letter Read More
Schumer’s Partner
"If I could choose anyone to be my partner in fighting these battles, it would be Kirsten Gillibrand."
--Chuck Schumer in a fundraising email for Gillibrand, sent Tuesday, March 29, 2011.
How Andrew Cuomo Likes His Budgets
“I want a good budget. On time, three men, two men, two men and a woman, it doesn’t matter...Either on-time amicably, the extender method, or whatever it takes.”
--Governor Cuomo describing his end strategy for buget negotiations with legislative leaders, Tuesday afternoon in Albany.[h/t Jimmy Vielkind]
Christine Quinn Regrets Her Old Errors
"I regret having made four personal bookkeeping errors that had me late on my rent four times in 20 years."
--City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, responding to allegations raised as part of a three-month investigative series by the New York Daily News.
Cuomo ‘Doing Everything That a Republican Governor Would be Doing’
"I don't know how Democrats feel about him but he's doing everything that a Republican governor would be doing in a similar situation."
--Rudy Giuliani, discussing Andrew Cuomo, in an interview with NBC New York.
‘The Defendant Is Not Robin Hood’
"The defendant is not Robin Hood, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. He conceited this elaborate scheme because he needed the money to buy out his brother's share of the family home. The bottom line is the defendant sought to enrich himself at Mayor Bloomberg's expense and got caught when the newspapers Read More
Grimm Warns Against ‘Extreme Wing of the Republican Party’
"The extreme wing of the Republican Party is making a big mistake with their flat-out opposition to a short-term continuing resolution."
--Rep. Michael Grimm on the federal budget and talk of a government shutdown.
[h/t Anna Sale]
Show Me the Money
"Carl wants to know where the money is."
--Janic Fedarcyk, assistant Director-in-Charge of FBI's NY office, quoting one of the defendants arrested today in the alleged bribery scheme involving Democratic State Senator Carl Kruger of Brooklyn.
Most Effective Corruption Hunter in New York
"No office in the state has pursued public corruption more vigorously, or more successfully, than this office."
--Preet Bharara, making an unambiguous claim after announcing the arrest of 8 people, including a Democratic state Senator, Democratic Assemblyman and noted lobbyist.
Trump on the Middle-Class
"You always really have to think about the middle-class...They work their asses off."
--Donald Trump, in a wide-ranging interview with NY1.
‘Virtual Agreement’
"We have virtual agreement on the issues in the ethics law with the governor."
--Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, signaling what would be a major breakthrough on a key component of Governor Cuomo's ambitious agenda.
