1.   Before his third-place showing in the Democratic mayoral primary last month, Sal Albanese had received the endorsement of the Independence Party.

2.   A few broken machines in the Bronx, for instance, could make a difference in a tight four-way mayoral primary, he said.

3.   A spokesman for Michael Bloomberg, the wealthy executive who is running in the Republican mayoral primary, said the candidate had no comment on the matter.

4.   But Pataki announced Friday that mayoral primaries and the November general election would take place as scheduled.

5.   But the current Democratic mayoral primary is as bland as dry toast.

6.   Ferrer, the Bronx borough president, apparently finished first in the Democratic mayoral primary, ahead of the favored public advocate, Mark Green.

7.   In the mayoral primary, the issue of gender never surfaced.

8.   In Westchester County, there are mayoral primaries in two cities.

9.   One of the candidates in the Washington, D.C., mayoral primary is campaigning on the fact that he is not a lawyer.

10.   Perhaps the best evidence is that a former union organizer, Antonio Villaraigosa, is a favorite in the mayoral primary on Tuesday.