we are not allowing the Trump administration to interfere in the operations of our city.

What he is doing is they've described it as flooding the zone.

I cannot let the integrity of the administration in the city of New York be undermined by perception that the Trump administration actually created.

What they're trying to do is create this theater of all kinds of activity that is trying to be a distraction to us.

we are a nation of laws, and one individual, the governor of New York, should not use her voice and her will to override the will of the voters.

I am going by what the perception could be.

We're not going to sit idly by and let our rights be attacked.

I must be the firewall to stop that.

They do not tell us in New York what to do, nor does Washington when it comes to policies that we believe are going to reduce congestion.

I don’t know how that’s necessarily feasible.

There, the federal government in many cases is paying for it. And we shouldn't be subsidizing people to eat poison.

We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. We'll see you in court.

'We are a nation of laws, not ruled by a king. We'll see you in court.'

I have serious questions about the long-term future of this mayoral administration.

I look forward to continuing those conversations.

I was elected by the people of New York City and its working-class communities to uphold their values — and that is what our administration has done.

I have told the governor, as we have done in the past, that I am willing to work with her to ensure faith in our government is strong.

The $80 million that FEMA approved, paid, and then rescinded — after the city spent more than $7 billion in the last three years — is the bare minimum our taxpayers deserve.