New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn’t denying he’s the unnamed administration official quoted criticizing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s as taking politically oriented and unrealistic positions in Albany.

The example cited in Thursday’s New York Daily News concerns the mayor calling for legislation to give his office long-term control of city schools, while state Senate Republicans insisted on one year, which is in this year’s final bill.

Asked if that unnamed official was him at a press conference, Cuomo says, “Sometimes we talk on the record. Sometimes we talk on background.”

Criticism has gone both ways.

The Democratic governor says he and the Democratic mayor remain friends, have disagreements on policy matters, are both “tenacious advocates” and “feelings run high.”

De Blasio says his focus remains on policies.

(AP)