Andrea Batista Schlesinger

Christine Quinn's office just announced the people she'll place on the 17-member panel considering congestion pricing, wihch, as Liz noted earlier, is good news for congestion pricing supporters. Quinn's members are:

Andrea Batista Schlesinger of the Drum Major Institute, who supports the plan.

Edwin C. Reed, CFO of the Greater Allen AME Cathedral, whose pastor, Rev. Floyd Flake, has close ties to supporter Michael Bloomberg.

Kathryn S. Wylde, CEO and President of the Partnership for New York City, who also supports the plan.

Tonight, Latina PAC hosts its inaugural awards ceremony, honoring Drum Major Institute's Executive Director Andrea Batista Schlesinger, with guest of honor Mike Bloomberg.

Tomorrow, City officials and community leaders will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Triborough Bridge.

New York Immigration Coalition will deliver thousands of voter registration forms to the Queens Board of Elections office and unveil their empowerment campaign.

Denny Farrell will be honored by the Armory Foundation.

Assemblyman James Tedisco will unveil a new task force on terrorism.

—Nicole Brydson

Capitol Confidential reports that Hillary Clinton's support, while still very comfortable, may be eroding among independent and liberal voters, according to a new poll out.

Over at DMI, Andrea Batista Schlesinger suggests a few locations for President Bush's future 'surprise visits.'

Media Bistro's Fishbowl NY reports that White House press secretary Tony Snow's Fox Web site is still active, and continues to display what Fox calls "fake" versions of 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

And The Daily Gotham follows up on the IND endorsement meeting fiasco in Brooklyn.  read more »

—Nicole Brydson

If you want to know why we in the press so royally screwed [your candidate here], Evelyn Hernandez, Pat Healy, Jonathan Mandell, and I will be arguing about it at a forum moderated by the Drum Major Institute's Andrea Batista Schlesinger tomorrow night. Also, I gave an incorrect date for the Speaker's debate sponsored by the Citizens Union, the League of Conservation Voters, and Baruch: It's Thursday.  read more »