When Republican City Councilman Jimmy Oddo saw his Democratic colleague Jimmy Vacca just now in the City Council chambers, he hugged him and said, "I love you." It was bittersweet. Oddo is opposing the extension to term limits. Vacca originally opposing it, one of aides to the Bronx freshman acknowledged that Vacca's position has shifted. The aide said, basically ...

Now that an amendment to create a charter revision commission has been defeated and the moment to vote is near, some undecided Council members are announcing how they will vote on extending term limits. Alan Gerson, who was one of the members behind the amendment, said, “New Yorkers deserve to have a debate about continuity.” He added that he feels ...