The situation with the Epstein files is very simple — Donald Trump promised transparency and he has broken that promise.

We respect all rights, but no one should claim as a constitutional right the ability to bear an arm, and I assure you our Founding Fathers did not contemplate when our constitution was written.

Congress must have the courage to say ‘we’re a great nation. Our citizens deserve better.’

There was very much security in that building. To have a company hire an off-duty police officer — I don’t know how you get more secure than that.

We are driving a dagger straight into the heart of the climate change religion.

It is time to turn the corner of a society where automatic weapons are as easy to get as a cellphone. We need to rethink who we are as a society, that there is a comfortability to carry an illegal weapon of this magnitude.

This senseless act of violence, as the police commissioner and I walked through the building, we saw the blood trails and the videos. And the level of violence … I have not witnessed at that level before.

He is a Trumpian henchman—the extreme of the extreme of the extreme. He is openly hostile to the rule of law.

We cannot strengthen gun laws through vigils. It must be responded through legislation.

And above all, Mr. Bove is religiously obedient to Donald Trump.

He is a Trumpian henchman — the extreme of the extreme of the extreme. He is openly hostile to the rule of law. He is fundamentally opposed to democratic norms. He lacks the temperament to serve as a jurist.

Shame on you. This is a dark, dark day.

By rejecting the land use application for this casino bid while approving three others in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, the City Council is putting its finger on the scale — and this is precisely the type of action that leads New…

a sacrilegious act against our democracy

a deep violation against the spirit of our oaths of office

I said, 'Is there anything we can do for you?' And in her broken English, she just said, 'Pray for us.'

I don't know what to say to you to lift this pain off your heart, but I want you to know that we love you, as a city and as a state we love you.

We are making it clear that federal funding must support excellence — not race — in medical education, research, and training.