1.   The mayor tried to silence his critics.

2.   The mayor tried to hamstring our efforts by cutting the budget.

3.   The mayor is trying to attract new businesses to the inner city.

4.   Advocates for the homeless, who are critical of the squad, say they fear that the mayor is simply trying to muscle the indigent away from public places.

5.   But advocates for mass transit pointed out that the mayor did not try to protect several other projects in neighborhoods that did not support him.

6.   But some aldermen believed that the mayor was mostly trying to increase his own powers, particularly with the investigative provisions.

7.   But while the mayor tries to quell the panic, others have not.

8.   Governor George Pataki says the mayor should try listening more.

9.   In an earlier effort to jumpstart the population, the mayor tried to ban condoms but it was ruled unconstitutional by a judge.

10.   In most cases, the mayor clearly tries to take the broad view of what is best for most New Yorkers.