The resolution before the Council gives the mayor and the Council speaker final say over the location of each toilet.
At the guard desk outside Council Speaker Gifford Miller's office, Jerry Staffieri, a Council sergeant at arms, greeted staffers and reporters with a sombre handshake.
Closing Song: "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" (McFadden & Whitehead) Christine C. Quinn CITY COUNCIL SPEAKER State of the City address Council Chambers, City Hall, Feb. 9 Duration: 59 minutes; 5,835 words Opening Act: Ms. Quinn's father, Lawrence P. Quinn, 85.
Mr. Farrell at one point considered trying to become the next Council speaker but dropped that ambition while still eyeing a Council seat.
The Council speaker, Peter F. Vallone, who is also running for mayor, said the Council would not overturn term limits, no matter how popular Mr. Giuliani might be.
If they win the general election in November, they will join the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, and Rosie Mendez of Manhattan as gay members of the Council.
The New York measure, championed by Christine C. Quinn, the Council speaker and a leading candidate for mayor in 2013, opens yet another rift between the Council and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg over how the city should respond to concerns about economic inequality.
The new council speaker is even fast-tracking the legislation.
"We needed a bigger room," the Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, said.
The Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, has her own fund totaling about $18 million.
The Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, faulted administration officials for taking too long to begin the response.
