I am disappointed that we were not able to find a way to reconcile the freedoms we hold so dear with the sanctity of the site.

Many of America's and New York's sons and daughters are around the world fighting for the freedoms that the Statue of Liberty stands for.

It's not over. We're disappointed, everybody is mad, but it's not over.

I did not threaten them at all,

We're trying to get people interested in the facts. Science has been able to disprove things people hold dear ... Let's move on.

We have talked to them and asked them to not have a subway car motif to write graffiti. This is not really art or expression. This is - let's be honest about what it is - it's trying to encourage people to do something that's not in anybody's interest.