Race to replace Bloomberg heats up

The race to be the Mayor of the most important city in the world is starting to get rolling. Here's a round-up of the news as reported by the most important newspaper in the world:

Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president, has got 774 Facebook friends. That's significantly more friends than anyone else has. This, he believes, makes him the front runner. I am not convinced.

Could Police Commissioner Ray Kelly be considering a run? Personally, I've never been a big fan of the Police Chief to Mayor or General to President transition. I don't think the skills are necessarily comparable. This is perhaps best seen in President Grant (great General, lousy President).

The best article focused on Council Speaker Christine Quinn's dad. I've always like Quinn and now I'm definitely convinced about who should be the next Mayor of New York: Quinn, that is Mr. Lawrence Quinn.

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