“The word draconian is not inappropriate,” said M.T.A. chief Elliot Sanders describing the authority's fiscal problems, and potential solutions. [City Room] Chuck Schumer promised Wall Street more regulation. [WSJ] Liz reports that Bronx Democrats are all talking about a rumble in Puerto Rico. [DP] All proposals for development of the Red Hook waterfront were rejected by the ...

Here's the vote: 22 Yes, 28 No 1 Abstension Interestingly, Darlene Mealy voted no, since the Working Families Party, which helped put her in office, supports it. James Sanders abstained. Addabbo-Y Arroyo-N Avella-Y Baez-N Barron-Y Brewer-Y Como-N Comrie-N Deblasio-Y Dickens-N Dilan-N Eugene-Y Felder-N Fidler-N Foster-N Garodnick-Y Gennaro-Y Gentile-Y Gerson-Y Gioia-Y Gonzalez-N Ignizio-Y Jackson-N James-Y Katz-N Kopplell-N Lappin-N Liu-Y Vivertio-Y ...

The bloc of City Council members opposed to changing the law on term limits legislatively just got one more supporter. Councilwoman Darlene Mealy of Brooklyn, according to a line buried in this NY1 story, has now said she supports putting the issue up for a referendum. Mealy had initially declined to comment on the issue. Mealy's position was pointed ...

Among the funding requests cut by the Council from its budget was one for the Bronx African American Chamber of Commerce, which was slated to get $10,000 at the request of City Councilman Larry Seabrook. The organization earned some attention when it came out that they never accounted for the ultimate destination of $994,488 they received last year ...