Joe Lhota

Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemoriam in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York.

My earliest memories are of my father explaining to me the American Dream and how he expected me to do better than he did.

I still am a virulent anti-communist. It is a bad system, an immoral system, and one that takes away the rights of people and the rights of individuals. And everywhere it's gone, it's failed.

People should be respected for the strength of their convictions, and I also believe in freedom of expression.

I have voted for a Republican for president ever since I was voting and since I was 18 years old.

I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents' house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home alone from school. It was a different city and a different time.

Would I be the 3rd term of Rudy Giuliani or the 4th term of Mike Bloomberg? It'll be neither. It'll be the first term of Joe Lhota. We're all different.

I know Rudy Giuliani. I like Rudy Giuliani. I worked with him during his administration. But we're completely different people.

This idea of tying me to Giuliani is quite unique. I know Rudy Giuliani. I like Rudy Giuliani. I worked with him during his administration. But we're completely different people.

I was involved as deputy mayor in New York City on 9/11.

The 'Libertarian' thing was a mistake on my part for saying it, but I am.

There were 23 or 24 separate tax cuts during the Giuliani administration. I'd love to be able to equal that.