I basically committed two years of my life campaigning for candidates, building relationships and supporting people all over the city.

Clearly when you're going to run against someone's that's spending $100 million, you're going to have to raise money to be competitive, and I think I've done that, ... I don't worry or focus on what my opponents are doing; I focus on what needs to be done to get my message out of real accomplishments, of real results for real New Yorkers.

You never know until people vote. It's discouraging to see the polls where they are. But we're still holding out hope.

What I've learned from working in New York politics is that the race is either really obvious, or too close to call, ... And this race is too close to call.

When you look at the priorities he has put forward you have to ask the question: Is that it? ... I believe there are more important issues facing the city.

We've complied with every rule and regulation of the Campaign Finance Board, and we've documented and disclosed every nickel that we've spent — unlike this mayor.

When New Yorkers return to their cars on Sunday and don't find a parking ticket, they can thank God... but they shouldn't thank Mike Bloomberg,

We need to focus on schools; the overcrowding issues that are a big problem here in Queens, and the lack of supplies and teachers, but also take responsibility for the children outside the public school system, ... We need to make nurses available for parochial schools, yeshivas and other secular institutions, as well as provide funding for computers and software.

Look all we want is some guidance on what the rules are and they seem to be changing the rules in the middle of the process and we would just like to know what the rules are.

Our young people who have asthma will not be exposed to the same sorts of toxic substances in our schools,