1.   Green, who joined the mayor at a City Hall bill-signing ceremony, said it was the first local law of its kind in the nation.

2.   Last week, the grandfather and retired technical librarian joined the mayor of Louisville, cheerfully taking part in a public relations event to boost restaurant dining.

3.   Mayor Willie Brown will join mayors from around the nation Friday in Washington, D.C. to urge President Clinton to ease the sting of welfare reform.

4.   Now the chancellor needs to make his goals for overall governance reform clear, and join the mayor in pressing the Legislature for action.

5.   Officials of the Atlanta Committee on the Olympic Games joined mayors from surrounding villages who spoke, danced and read poetry.

6.   The city has not yet considered joining other mayors to request a new report.

7.   The chief is scheduled to join the mayor Tuesday in Washington to continue talks with federal officials.

8.   The mayors were joined at the news conference by Andrew Cuomo, assistant secretary for community planning and development at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

9.   There will be a tribute to the victims of the attack, perhaps with survivors joining mayor Rudy Giuliani at the start of the race.