I will not change who I am, how I eat, or the faith that I’m proud to call my own.

Christopher Columbus is considered by many a saint in the Italian-American community and you give it the finger? You offend me as an Italian-American and the Italian-American community.

I didn’t take the remark serious at the time, of course I think it’s an offensive comment, period. But it did not come out of my mouth, that’s the point.

He compared me to violent, extremists. And he lied again and again when he said that our movement seeks to burn churches and destroy communities.

New Yorkers are not Islamophobic.

I have not refused to endorse. I have refused to articulate my position, and I will momentarily, at some point in advance of early voting.

Today he’s playing the victim, but in reality he is the offender. What he has done has so offended the Jewish community in this city, I have never seen anything like it.

With respect to the Jewish communities that I represent, I think our nominee is going to have to convince folks that he is prepared to aggressively address the rise in antisemitism in the city of New York, which has been an unacceptable…

I welcome Leader Jeffries’ support and look forward to delivering a city government, and building a Democratic Party, relentlessly committed to our affordability agenda — and to fighting Trump’s authoritarianism.

In an era of ever-diminishing bipartisanship, it seems that Islamophobia has emerged as one of the few areas of agreement.

I do think that his decision to announce that he would reappoint [NYPD] Commissioner Jessica Tisch is a positive step in the right direction in terms of sending the message that, while he is going to of course focus on affordability — and…

Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a mayor for all New Yorkers, including those who do not support his candidacy.

I do hope to talk to the Democratic nominee either late today or tomorrow, in advance of early voting.

Zohran has demonstrated a real partnership with local communities and a willingness to work with all New Yorkers to make the city more affordable and inclusive.

When you lie and state you can freeze rent - you can't freeze rent in NYCHA. You can't freeze rent in Mitchell-Lama. You can't freeze rent in market rate housing. You can't freeze rent, but you are lying and telling people you can do so…

Andrew and I are two kids from New York, and when you think about it, Andrew and his brother, and I have three of them, and brothers fight. But when families are attacked, brothers come together. They understand that you have to protect…

What we want to do is just make sure New Yorkers know how important this election is and what’s at stake and get New Yorkers up and out to vote.

That’s another problem. But can you imagine that? If Mamdani was in the seat on 9/11, what would have happened in this city?