"This is my hometown. It’s part of my community. I lived like 10 or 12 minutes from this neighborhood. I go back to Buffalo all the time. It is still my home. So, these are my neighbors."
"I have made this one of my highest priorities because I know this neighborhood."
"Any government leader that does not condemn this and condemn it today is a coward, and they're also partially responsible."
"It's gut-wrenching. Chuck, this is my hometown. ... It hurts like hell."
"I hold them responsible for not monitoring and alerting law enforcement."
"We say no more. No more mass shootings. No more disrupting lives. No more creating heartbreak for people, just trying to live their lives as normal New Yorkers. It has to end, it ends now."
"Given the declining cases, given declining hospitalizations, that is why we feel comfortable to lift this in effect tomorrow."
"So, New Yorkers, this is what we`ve waited for, tremendous progress after two long years."
"We`re not in a good place. I`m going to be really honest with you. This is the winter surge we predicted."
"What do you see in their eyes, I see two things. I see their commitment to doing what`s right. They want to help people. They want to be there for them. But also, there`s an exhaustion setting it."
"This is not March of 2020. It is not even December of 2020. They`re not comparable to what we went through when we did not have vaccinations and boosters and the knowledge we have now."