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On Thursday night’s program, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said he will support Rep. Carolyn Maloney if she challenges Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a Democratic primary. Watch the video above.

Tonight’s program includes: State Assembly Mike Gianaris; Our Consultants Corner.

Chen & Barbaro write an article wondering when Bill Thompson is going to put his mayoral campaign into gear: “He is rarely on television. He has not begun to advertise. He is far behind in the polls, yet seems in no rush to get going.”

New York Post

Scott & Campanile write: “Democrats in the state Senate tentatively agreed to pass legislation extending the mayor's authority to run city schools -- as soon as a power-sharing deal with the GOP is reached, sources said last night. Under the proposed agreement, the Senate would OK the mayoral-control bill that already passed the Assembly, said Sen. Shirley Huntley (D-Queens).”

In his weekly column, Fred Dicker notes: “Prominent African- American and Hispanic Democrats may soon endorse Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- and not incumbent Gov. Paterson -- in the race for governor, The Post has learned. ‘A lot of black and Hispanic legislators are saying privately they've had it with Paterson, especially after the Senate breakdown, and they want to go with Cuomo,’ said a prominent Democratic lawmaker, referring to the Senate stalemate that has pitted the governor against members of his own party. At least one minority lawmaker called Cuomo within the last two weeks offering his support, but was told by the attorney general that such a move was premature, sources said.”

Jen Fermino reports: “Nonprofits and their directors who opened their wallets for state Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson were rewarded with $63,500 in pork-barrel funds, The Post has learned. Sampson, who is considered the main roadblock to mayoral control of the schools, doled out the money in 17 member items from 2004 to now, according to an analysis of campaign-finance records.”

Sally Goldenberg notes: “A city councilman yesterday accused an opponent for the city comptroller's job of sabotaging a bill to expand bicycle parking in the city. David Yassky (D-Brooklyn), who authored the legislation, said Councilman John Liu (D-Queens), impeded the passing of the bill so Yassky cannot claim credit during the election.”

David Seifman writes: “The Health Department wants to yank the permits of more than 500 street food vendors after undercover investigators found widespread fraud.”

New York Daily News

Blain & Lovett note: “Gov. Paterson said it may be time for his fellow Democrats to accept turncoat Bronx Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. in a major leadership role as warring state senators entered their fifth week of stalemate on Sunday. ‘Whatever you think of [Espada], he has been given the highest position on the coalition side,’ Paterson told the Daily News.’ You may not like him, but you have to respect him. That is where he is.’"

Celeste Katz reports about how Mayor Bloomberg used off-duty cops in fake uniforms to appear in his campaign ads.

Bill Egbert writes: “There's been an 83% drop in the wholesale price of milk in the past 18 months, but some New Yorkers are still paying as much as $6 a gallon, according to City Councilman Eric Gioia (D-Queens).”

Michael Saul reports: “Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau blasted would-be-successor Leslie Crocker Snyder as ‘irresponsible’ for promising to convene a grand jury in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz. ‘There's such a thing known as integrity - that is you don't pander to people,’ Morgenthau told the Daily News.”

Barbara Ross notes: “Brooklyn’s scandal-plagued court system gets a new black eye in a scathing audit that found the borough's public administrator's office riddled with ‘mismanagement and laziness.’ The city controller's office uncovered shoddy recordkeeping, suspicious real estate deals and auctions run by a shadowy company that vanished when auditors started asking questions. “

Liz Benjamin writes: “New York’s bean counter warned Sunday of a ‘budget free fall that none of us can afford’ caused by a dire drop in tax revenue and the ongoing Senate circus.”

The edit-heads slam Queens Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza for apparently keeping her primary residence on Long Island.

Newsday

The AP’s Mike Gormley writes: “Gov. David Paterson said Sunday he'll use a statewide tour this week to turn up the heat on senators who remain gridlocked in a month-long power struggle.”

New York magazine

Chris Smith takes a big look at the rise of Pedro Espada Jr.

Until tomorrow.

Bob Hardt