From the Associated Press, Spitzer returns to the public eye (sort of).

NEW YORK (AP)—In his first public remarks since resigning in disgrace, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer answered e-mail questions that had nothing to do with his sudden fall in a prostitution scandal.
Spitzer gave Time Out New York tidbits such as his favorite New Yorker (Teddy Roosevelt), his favorite spot in the city (Central Park reservoir at dusk) and his personal favorite New York moment (crossing the finish line at the end of the New York City Marathon in 1983).
The magazine did not ask Spitzer about the scandal that led to his resignation in March but did ask how it felt not to be involved in government for the first time in years. Spitzer, who has refused repeated requests for interviews since his downfall, declined to answer that one.
He was more forthcoming when asked to complete the sentence, “New York is … .”Spitzer replied: “The place where no dream is too big to come true.”
The interview in the Sept. 25 issue of Time Out was part of the entertainment magazine’s 40th anniversary celebration, in which they asked 40 prominent New Yorkers a series of New York City-related questions.
In explaining the magazine’s decision to feature the famously aggressive politician once dubbed the “Sheriff of Wall Street,” Editor-in-Chief Michael Freidson said, “His heart was in the right place even if his manner was steamrolly.”

When Spitzer was asked who, among the other Top 40, he would have a drink with, he said, “These days I prefer hanging out with my kids, having dinner and encouraging them to do their homework and put aside Facebook for awhile.”
On his hopes for the future of the city? “New York will continue to be the cultural and economic capital of the world—but only if we keep our doors open to those who want to live here.”
Asked what event had the biggest cultural impact on the city in the past 13 years, he said, “The emotional rebirth and unity of purpose that emerged in the city after 9/11.”
Spitzer also declined to answer a question about what he would say to readers who felt he wasn’t worthy of inclusion in the issue.
Spitzer resigned March 12 after it was revealed he was “Client 9” in a court document that listed the exploits of customers of an escort service. Four people who operated or worked the escort service have pleaded guilty to various federal charges; Spitzer has not been charged with a crime.
Time Out was started in London 40 years ago; its New York version has been around for 13 years.

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