I represent New York, I represent the Bronx, I represent the Dominican Republic. And I always have that in mind with everything that I do.

I certainly went to New York because I was searching. Most people who go to New York are searching.

I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.

The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world.

New York is my home.

I'm a New York businessman.