Dick Dadey Quotations

We feel that the interests of New Yorkers are always better served when there are well-spaced and well-informed debates.

The fact that these folks are returning to government to serve in positions of great responsibility does raise some ethical questions about the appropriateness of these bonuses.

The fact that he's giving bonuses is not surprising. But the scale is quite amazing.

It just does not fit into what else he has done. He has presented himself as a good-government person - and he does have a record of reform - which is why people are at a loss as to why he would spend significant sums of public money on promoting himself.

The Council is being strengthened as an institution, and the citizens of the city will be better served as a result.

If their message resonated with the public, that could be turned into support from their colleagues.