I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway. That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from $100 million a year to $75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.

I'm not big on the mayor taking the subway, ... That doesn't make up for the fact that he cut the city's contribution to the MTA capital program from $100 million a year to $75 million. It doesn't make up for his voting for the first fare hike and cuts in elevator operators and station booth attendants.

The only pledge I'd believe is, if either one or both of them said, 'I'm going to be mayor in 2007 and, if the MTA has a deficit, I'll fill it with city money,'

He clearly still harbors a very personal grudge from the December negotiations. And that doesn't augur well for the near future.

Ferrer can't even get heard competing against this grotesque spending.

A rash of broken machines is not expected. The board is doing a better job of training poll watchers and they're maintaining the machines better.