At the mayor's appearance in Bay Ridge with John McCain, I saw Kevin Sheekey, the deputy mayor who recently went on NY1 to blast Sheldon Silver for not bringing congestion pricing to the Assembly floor for a vote.

In that interview, Sheekey said Albany demonstrated a lack of "courage." His boss and the New York Times editorial board later picked up the same theme.

At the event today, I asked Sheekey if he had any additional thoughts on Silver or Albany.

"I've said my piece," he told me.