We work, we do our jobs.  That was the essence of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s response when asked today about his well-publicized friction with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

He confirmed that he has not spoken with Mayor de Blasio recently.  Both men are expected to attend a Bronx County Democratic Committee dinner tonight, with speeches scheduled 30 minutes apart.

Here’s what he had to say:

Cuomo spoke during a Q&A at Hostos Community College – the full Q&A is here.

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s campaign committee revealed yesterday that it has paid an additional $100,000 to Cuomo’s criminal defense lawyers.  In a required semi-annual filing Cuomo’s campaign listed a June 10th $100,000 payment to Morvillo Abramowitz Grand Iason & Anello.  Cuomo was asked about that payment, and whether it means “the Executive Chamber is being targeted by the U.S. Attorney investigation” reported to be underway by the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Cuomo replied that the payment was “just another installment in the legal fees that were for services last year, basically for document production.”  He did not provide any more description or detail, so it’s unclear what services his outside counsel have provided.  His reference to the payment being for “services last year” raises additional questions of what work those lawyers have performed in the past 6 1/2 months.  It also suggests an omission from Cuomo’s January campaign finance filing.  Campaigns are required to report, on Schedule N of their semi-annual reports, “outstanding liabilities for goods or services received.”  Cuomo’s January filing reported four items on it’s Schedule N, but none to Morvillo Abramowitz.  If the services covered by the June payment were in fact performed in 2014, and therefor prior to the January 2015 report, the Cuomo campaign’s debt should have been reported in January.

Here’s Cuomo’s full response:

Cuomo spoke during a Q&A at Hostos Community College – the full Q&A is here.

Governor Andrew Cuomo briefly spoke with the press this morning, just ahead of the ticker tape parade for the U.S. women’s national soccer team.  Cuomo arrived just before his gaggle and departed directly from the end of the parade, not joining Mayor de Blasio’s pre-parade reception for the team nor the large ceremony held in City Hall plaza after the parade.  Cuomo and de Blasio did not interact or appear together during the parade.

Cuomo dismissed the ongoing friction between he and the mayor as “soap opera that you want to cover because you guys like the drama.”  He confirmed that he has not spoken with the mayor since de Blasio returned from vacation this week, and said that he had no current plans to do so.  He responded to parade questions with references to the Women’s Equality Party and the Women’s Equality Agenda, saying that “here in New York we have a very big movement about women’s empowerment.”

There was a bit of inter-journalist friction as the initial questioner did not willingly yield the floor.