Brandy: Whoever did this, I promise we will find them.
Hilliard: Someone will.

I want you to take a look at the top ten highest crime districts, including ours, and see how many of those detectives are flown out to parades and such. And then call the Times. I think I'm ready to do that interview.

Regina

Regina: This is a kid who was killed in the housing projects.
Suarez: One of many.
Regina: We don't have enough detectives to look into this, but all of a sudden we have the resources to find out who killed a hedge fund manager?

Until an arrest is made, I want you to pretend that in all five boroughs, this is the only crime that has been committed.

Chief

Sandeford: First dead body?
Bentley: First one I've seen up close.
Sandeford: It do anything to you?

Man: You ever lose a kid?
Regina: No, I haven't.
Man: You wake up in the morning and at first it's okay and then you remember what happened and the whole world turns upside down.
Regina: I'm sorry.
Man: You're sorry. You're busy. My boy is dead and it don't make a lick of difference to anyone.

Sandeford: You need to think of yourself as a self-contained unit. You need something, have that thing.
Bentley: Like what?
Sandeford: Bandages, tourniquets, tape measure...
Bentley: Why a tape measure?
Sandeford: Officer, how did you know he came at you with a 2 by 4. See? You need a tape measure.

East New York Season 1 Episode 2 Quotes

Man: You ever lose a kid?
Regina: No, I haven't.
Man: You wake up in the morning and at first it's okay and then you remember what happened and the whole world turns upside down.
Regina: I'm sorry.
Man: You're sorry. You're busy. My boy is dead and it don't make a lick of difference to anyone.

Sandeford: You need to think of yourself as a self-contained unit. You need something, have that thing.
Bentley: Like what?
Sandeford: Bandages, tourniquets, tape measure...
Bentley: Why a tape measure?
Sandeford: Officer, how did you know he came at you with a 2 by 4. See? You need a tape measure.