11.   Last Saturday, without notifying Cortines or the board ahead of time, the mayor announced that he was setting up the school safety commission.

12.   More worrisome, the mayor announced a plan to take direct control of the newspaper.

13.   Randy Mastro, deputy mayor for operations, said he was pleased that Vallone had finally embraced the drug initiative that the mayor announced more than a month ago.

14.   Shortly after the mayor announced the cancellation in a City Hall news conference, federal agents served a subpoena on the main Hanac office in Astoria, Queens.

15.   So in retaliation, the mayor announced he was withdrawing his personal support from the program and did not care whether the show stayed in the city.

16.   The complaints only heightened interest in Mfume as a problem solver once the mayor announced in December that he would not seek a fourth term.

17.   The mayor announced the Twin Towers Fund plan on Wednesday after receiving some criticism for not distributing any of the millions.

18.   The mayor formally announced the plan Tuesday, calling it an attempt to make the division more efficient by involving community organizations.

19.   The mayor also announced an ambitious plan to hold a memorial and prayer service at ground zero next Sunday for the relatives of the victims.

20.   The mayor announced the plan with great fanfare at a press conference two weeks before the vote.