In the context of September 11, there were so many that lost their lives that - how do you single out one person? There were so many acts of heroism that day from so many people, whether it be firemen and police officers in New York and our agents also.

In New York City we need police officers to protect even the dead.

We did not want to be competing with Ray Kelly and the New York City Police Department because New York in general is already shortchanged.

The D.C. police were not nearly as nice as the New York police. I didn't care for them.

In the 1970s, New York City defaulted on its debt, and yes, the consequences were painful. Enrollment plummeted at City University campuses, which until then had offered free education. Seven thousand police officers were laid off. Crime skyrocketed. Services for the poor disappeared.

My family are police officers, detectives. My brother Mitch is FBI. Mitch is like that - a stern enforcer.