111.   The mayoral candidates also find themselves in a peculiar position just days before the primary.

112.   The only serious mayoral candidates who tried to avoid its requirements were Andrew Stein, a Democrat, and Ronald Lauder, a Republican.

113.   The other mayoral candidates drew cheers for their passionate speeches about the dire real estate crunch that is pricing New Yorkers out of their own neighborhoods.

114.   The problems have become such a concern within the industry that three mayoral candidates have tried to intervene, Verizon officials said.

115.   The ruling by Judge Denny Chin of the Southern District of New York left a jubilant Ruth Messinger free to campaign as the sole, official Democratic mayoral candidate.

116.   The Republican mayoral candidate said he would not release any more financial information about his private business partners than that required by the city to guard against potential conflicts.

117.   The severity of the situation was underscored in a comment that Mark Green, the Democratic mayoral candidate, made during a campaign speech on Tuesday.

118.   The speaker of the Council, Peter Vallone, also a Democratic mayoral candidate, has repeatedly said he would oppose such a change.

119.   The string of endorsements came after a long night of speeches for the mayoral candidates, most of whom went from meeting to meeting seeking support.

120.   The third Democratic mayoral candidate, the Rev. Al Sharpton, attended a pre-parade breakfast, but did not march.