At times, you need to be forceful to get things that are stuck unstuck.

I have always said I've had a big personality, and I've always said I'm a pushy broad, and I've always said I want to get things done.

I really believe, when you come out of hiding, in whatever way you're hiding, you get to go out into the sunlight.

Am I pushy? Yep. Do I like taking 'no' for an answer when 'no' means New Yorkers aren't going to get something they need? No. Do I push back and crack some eggs? Absolutely.

At this point in my life, I'm not going to spend a lot of time focusing on dissatisfaction with who I am, and I'm not going to spend a lot of time tempering my personality. Whatever job I have next, I'm going to be somebody who wants to get things done.

Bike lanes - I put that now in the category of things you shouldn't discuss at dinner parties, right? It used to be money and politics and religion. Now, in New York, you should add bike lanes.