I do think there are certain times we should infringe on your freedom.

I will say that walking down the street, getting on the subway, taking the elevator, if there's one or two people and they say, 'Great job, Mayor,' that is a real turn-on. I mean, anybody that wouldn't find that satisfying, rewarding, exciting, thrilling - I think they should see the doctor.

We all must recognize that homeland security funds should be allocated by threat and no other reason.

We can be certain that cities around the world will compete for the jobs that the next revival of the financial services industry will bring.

I think things would be much worse if we just tried to sweep under the rug what everybody understands is a downturn in the economy that results in less [of a] tax base for New York City, and New York City being less able to do the things ... the way that it did before,

Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government attempt to deny private citizens the right to build a house of worship on private property based on their particular religion?