Unsubstantiated rumors suggest that he will not testify against the former Mayor.

And he is in a position to help someone mount a primary challenge against the Mayor in 1997.

But he said he was not interested in revenge against the Mayor or the city.

A backlash began to build against the Mayor among some residents, who said he should accept their thanks and make way for the future.

This year, she said, her vote was a vote of protest against the Mayor.

As the criticism against the Mayor has continued, his defense has grown tougher.

Does she want to run for election against the Mayor?

He said that a handful of the threats against the Mayor, four or five a year, resulted in arrests.

He also agreed to cooperate with a grand jury that is investigating drug use in the city, including the allegations against the Mayor.

Thousands of them turned a demonstration against the Mayor into nasty hooliganism.