If there's a silver bullet in the battle to recapture Albany, it is the re-engagement of our citizens. This capital has become a physical metaphor for the isolation and alienation of our people.
If I get sued for keeping people safe and getting people in from the cold because they were endangering themselves, then so be it.
'Give me your poor.' It didn't say, 'Give me your poor who can afford a $680 citizenship.' If I had my way, it would be free. If I had my way, the state would subsidize every eligible application, period.
As my Sicilian grandfather used to say, you get more flies with honey than with vinegar, right?
I think there's a lot to learn from Rockefeller on how to pass legislation.
People are rightfully upset about Wall Street abuses and excess.