21.   As of last night, the mayor was in less pain, perhaps because doctors had inserted a naso-gastric tube that allows gases to escape.

22.   As well, they said, the mayor has been unable to mount effective campaigns to put public pressure on the council when it balks at his ideas.

23.   At any rate, the mayor is certainly not the only source of gratuitous Halloween safety tips.

24.   Bill Warren, deputy press secretary to Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, said the mayor was enthusiastic about the proposed extension of the weapons detection program.

25.   Bell said he wishes the mayor had been more aggressive in implementing some of the proposals, such as telecommuting, that have been put forward in the debate.

26.   Both Democratic and Republican mayors were triumphant Tuesday in contests that were notable for the lack of overarching issues.

27.   Both were rice traders, although the mayor was far more successful, and both were beloved, walking symbols of their eras.

28.   A reporter could write here now that the mayor is an enthusiastic Yankees fan, but that would insult the reader.

29.   A spokesman for the Fernando Ferrer, a Democratic candidate who is in a primary runoff with Green, said the mayor had not been in touch with him.

30.   After all, the mayor is on the verge of declaring his candidacy for the Senate.