“It is too early in the process to consider it now. There is an environmental process that is ongoing. I am not going to discuss it right now, but it is ongoing.”
“We were very committed to making sure that the new park would have more acreage, which it does, would have much more modern facilities and would be better than what's there now.”
“This project will create thousands of jobs, new and improved parklands and benefits and opportunities for the residents of the Bronx, the City of New York and visitors alike.”
“It (some of the opposition) consists of what I call professional protesters. There are organizations - advocacy groups. Their job is to make money by opposing things. These groups oppose everything.”
