Walking by City Councilman Miguel Martinez of Manhattan in City Hall just now, I asked him if he's excited about our state's new senator, Kirsten Gillibrand. "Hell no," he said. Maybe things will get better after she meets with Latino lawmakers this weekend.

City Councilman Miguel Martinez did not have the mayor’s support when he ran for Assembly earlier this year. He did, though, vote to extend term limits, which the mayor wanted. Right now, Martinez is co-chairing a budget hearing on the city’s budget and its impact on the fire department. Before the hearing, I asked him about the hypothetical ...