By itself, no state or city can control the spread of illegal guns.

The city cannot control what comes across the television screen, he said, and may be surprised by what the world chooses to focus on.

What would look different if the city controlled the schools?

Bollywood, the world's biggest movie industry is here, and the city controls most of India's booming economy.

The city controlled the building project, but the money ran out after only the first of the towers was built.

At its peak, from the fourth to the eighth century, the city held about 25,000 people and controlled the countryside for miles around.

The city controlled several major roads between the coast to the north and the hinterland.

Since the state owns the land and the city controls the zoning, neither man can do what he wants without the other.

"Long Island is always shut out when it comes to Democrats running statewide because the city controls all the action," he said.

And how much taxation do our cities control?