31.   The Chinese reporters in the room were asking endless questions about China, everyone was looking at Wei and no one was asking the question the mayor wanted asked.

32.   The committee is in the final phase of its work and the mayor wants to be involved.

33.   The mayor wanted to preserve that option in negotiating to keep the team in New York, if not in the Bronx.

34.   The mayor wants federal help.

35.   The mayor wants to be a nice guy and politically correct.

36.   The mayor also wants to refinance some debt, to reduce the interest payments over the next several years to get through this tough stretch.

37.   The mayor badly wants effective law enforcement and a clean police force to be cornerstones of his administration.

38.   The mayor basically wants to attack all kinds of graffiti, and I know that this department wants it stopped.

39.   The mayor might want to bear that in mind as he extends his civility campaign.

40.   The mayor originally wanted him out in June.