71.   The swelling settlement figure for police brutality cases nevertheless did reflect an overall increase in the amount the city paid to resolve lawsuits and other legal claims last year.

72.   The teams would also assume all maintenance and operating costs of the new stadiums, which the city currently pays at Shea and Yankee Stadiums.

73.   Though the city will pay the phone costs, the plan does not call for money to be set aside for the task force.

74.   Through the years, the city has paid all malpractice settlements as well as the legal costs of defending the doctors provided by the private hospitals.

75.   Until last year the city was paying half, but an acute financial crisis forced it to withdraw.

76.   Under such contracts, the city pays private medical institutions set fees to provide doctors, nurses and administrators for its public hospitals.

77.   When the city finally paid those bills, the mayor said, they were included as expenses in the next fiscal year.

78.   Why would any mayor, when the city is not paying for it, not want a domed stadium downtown to increase tourist business?

79.   While the city pays tens of millions of dollars a year to settle lawsuits alleging police misconduct, the department does not always investigate the officers in question.

80.   And while the city has paid little attention to the plight of some jazz landmarks, it does invest in young talent.