New York was scarier than Baltimore ever was. It was terrible in the '70s. I'm glad they cleaned it up. I got mugged; I had to go to the hospital. Every time you went out, you got robbed. It was horrible. You can't imagine.

New York is only 97 miles from Philadelphia but was the Big Time as no other American city has ever been.

Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.'

Every time New York City suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help. And he did it anonymously.

I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.

I read the 'New York Times', I read 'The Nation', I read 'Newsweek', I read 'Time Magazine', I read 'Politico', I read 'Mediaite'. This is what I do! I read every day, I have interests, I'm like everybody out there who's watching, who's out there watching, you know?