1.   And finding the brutalizers and dismissing them is a goal that can be attained if the mayor takes the strong lead.

2.   Boeckmann said he has stayed on the Police Commission at the urging of Mayor Richard Riordan and would step down when the next mayor takes over.

3.   A new mayor took office, but quit after only one year.

4.   Finally, this page suggests that the mayor take a vacation.

5.   For instance, the mayor recently took the unusual action of putting an LAPD detective on his staff to work on police issues.

6.   Gov. George Pataki smiled when asked whether he thought the mayor would take either position.

7.   In so doing, the two former Democratic mayors are taking sides in what is probably going to be one of the most contested races of the year.

8.   Its symbolism was not lost on either candidate, even though the mayor took pains to deflect attention from it.

9.   Just how much the mayor can take credit for depends on whom you ask, since his job is largely symbolic.

10.   Lawmakers have long complained that big city mayors take state aid earmarked for schools and use it for closing budget gaps or reducing local tax rates.