Prosecutors are planning a trial this summer for Sen. Kevin Parker.

Do “New YAWK” and “HAWK” rhyme? Mayor Bloomberg thinks so.

City Room tried to make the best of its technical difficulties in honor of the 8th annual Poem in Your Pocket Day.

EMILY’s List is skewing younger in hopes of maintaining its relevance.

Manhattan BP Scott Stringer sided with NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio against NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn.

Would-be AG Dan Donovan hired Brad Tusk.

Former Eliot Spitzer advisor Paul Francis is now advising AG Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo might be unannounced, but he’s still way out ahead of the competition.

And no, he didn’t announce at a high-dollar fundraiser last night.

Cuomo’s ex, Kerry Kennedy, thinks he’ll win the governor’s race, but won’t say if she’ll be helping him do that.

The NYC Council is pushing to limit class size.

Rush Limbaugh called Bloomberg a hypocrite.

The Cattaraugus County Legislature passed a resolution calling on Gov. David Paterson to call a special election in NY-29.

The TU is ducking a FOIL request.

Rick Lazio rolled out his policy team.

Congressional hopeful Mike Allegretti (NY-13) endorsed New York Uprising’s Albany reform effort.

UFT President Michael Mulgrew isn’t worried about Education Reform Now’s anti-union, pro-charter campaign.