The travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of many states around the country - including Florida, California, New York and Nevada, to name a few.

New York and New Jersey have some of the best systems in the country, people just don't know they exist. In particular, low and middle income people don't know where to look. These are some of the best kept secrets in town.

I can't name three first-rate literary critics in the United States. I'm told there are a few hidden away at universities, but they don't print them in 'The New York Times.'

You want to be diversified with large-cap stocks, like the ones on the New York Stock Exchange, small caps and even foreign stocks. When one type is down, the others could be up.

We know everyone here, ... We won't know anyone in New York.

As chief executive of the state of New York, one of the governor's responsibilities is to market the state as a preeminent tourist destination.