Yenko: You are a material witness. That means we can detain you if we want.
Tonya: I don't buy that when I hear it from Ice-T on Law & Order and I don't buy it from you either.

Yenko: There are some people who would take credit for others' work, but I'm surprised he [Suarez] is one of them.
Regina: Maybe it's time we stopped being surprised.

Allison: Since Raymond fired me, I have considered working with a candidate for Congress, a candidate for mayor, and a presidential candidate in the Czech Republic.
Suarez: That's what happens when you make yourself indispensable.

Regina: We have reason to believe Bianca is involved in robberies.
Tonya: If you have evidence of that, arrest her. And if you think I'm involved, arrest me.
Regina: I don't want to do that.
Tonya: You know, you told us at the track to think of you as a mentor, not a cop. You said you wanted to open doors for us.
Regina: And I meant that.
Tonya: You haven't opened up nothing.

Morales: Your daughter was in possession of what appear to be stolen items from the robberies.
Bianca: Ever heard of knock-offs?
Morales: That's why we want to check the items, to confirm that's what they are.
Mr. Wilson: What, Black girls can't have nice things? Just like they're not supposed to be in AP Calculus?

Brandy's partner: That's cute, your mother wants to buy you a Swiffer.
Brandy: Yeah. Woman's tidy. Can't stand a mess, except in her own life.

Sergeant Yee: Solo foot patrols are working, though some of you are not giving out your numbers.
Sandeford: They know my number. It's 9-1-1.

East New York Season 1 Episode 16 Quotes

Brandy's partner: That's cute, your mother wants to buy you a Swiffer.
Brandy: Yeah. Woman's tidy. Can't stand a mess, except in her own life.

Sergeant Yee: Solo foot patrols are working, though some of you are not giving out your numbers.
Sandeford: They know my number. It's 9-1-1.