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On last night’s “Inside City Hall” Nate Silver of The New York Times’ 538 political blog discusses Newt Gingrich's surge in the polls and what it means for the rest of the GOP presidential field.

Watch a clip of the interview above.

Tonight’s guests include: President of the NAACP, Ben Jealous; President of the health care workers union Local 1199, George Gresham; our Friday Reporters Roundtable.

The New York Times

Thomas Kaplan reports: “Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers declared the income tax overhaul that was approved early Thursday to be a victory for millions of New Yorkers, many of whom will enjoy a modest tax cut next year. But it was also a major victory for legislators. In a month, they will return to the capital for a new legislative session, and their task of drawing up a new state budget, even in the face of a flagging economy, has suddenly become considerably easier.”

Anna Phillips writes: “In the first part of a two-step effort at weeding out some of the poorest-performing schools, the Education Department announced on Thursday that it would move to close 12 of New York City’s struggling schools and eliminate middle school grades at three others.”

Ray Hernandez reports: “Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg criticized a prominent New York City congressman on Thursday for asking the Justice Department to investigate reports of police misconduct at the Occupy Wall Street protests in Lower Manhattan. Responding to questions from reporters, Mr. Bloomberg ridiculed the call this week by the congressman, Jerrold Nadler, for the investigation. ‘If he would spend more time getting us homeland security money, maybe he’d make the streets safer,’ the mayor said.”

Colin Moynihan notes: “When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey raised bridge and tunnel tolls in September, officials said the increased revenue was necessary to ensure the financial health of the infrastructure the authority controls, including the World Trade Center project. But now, with a lawsuit challenging the tolls filed by the New York and northern New Jersey chapters of AAA, the automobile club, Port Authority officials have refined their position, saying all the added toll revenue would go toward transportation.”

Weiser & Moynihan write: “ The jury in the federal corruption trial of City Councilman Larry B. Seabrook indicated on Thursday that it remained unable to reach a verdict on any of the 12 counts against him after more than five days of deliberation, and suggested that jurors should be discharged no later than Friday.”

New York Post

David Seifman reports: “Put this in the clip-and-save file: Mayor Bloomberg pledged without qualification yesterday that the city ‘will not be’ raising taxes. ‘We have no intention of raising taxes,’ the mayor declared on WCBS Radio, insisting that hikes in property taxes are out of the question. ‘Not even being discussed. It will not be,’ he added.”

Erik Kriss writes: “New York City is the ‘Little Apple’ when it comes to receiving state economic development grants. The city got a paltry $66.2 million of $785.5 million in awards Gov. Cuomo’s administration handed out yesterday during an Albany ceremony emceed by CNBC-TV personality and Brooklyn native Maria Bartiromo. That’s less than 10 percent for the city that claims about 40 percent of the state’s population.”

Kriss also notes: “Despite allegations about questionable pay increases for its top officials, the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council is in line for nearly $850,000 in state grants. The money for the council, controlled by Brooklyn Democratic boss and state Assemblyman Vito Lopez, is part of $66.2 million awarded through the state Economic Development Council.”

Auer & Sullivan write: “A boozed-up Office of Emergency Management spokesman smashed his city-owned car in SoHo — then threatened to strangle one of the cops who cuffed him, authorities said.”

New York Daily News

Blau & Lovett report: “The broken-down taxi bill fueled a nasty game of Deal or No Deal by finger-pointing aides to Gov. Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg Thursday. The skirmish highlights the latest tensions between the two powerbrokers and imperils $1 billion in needed revenue for the cash-strapped city.”

Doug Feiden notes: “The Port Authority Friday will disclose on its website for the first time how much each of its 6,777 employees is paid — including overtime.”

Have a great weekend – until Monday.

Bob Hardt