Melissa Mark-Viverito

Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell of Manhattan: "She knocked it out of the park" and her call for party unity was “as clear as she can make it.”

City Councilwoman Melissa Mark Viverito of Manhattan: “It was inspiring. What she was doing was giving us a charge” and “telling us we've got a job to do.”

City Councilman Diana Reyna of Brooklyn: "It was the most powerful performance."

Assemblyman Karim Camara of Brooklyn: “Hopefully, she silenced a lot of the dissenters by showing that she is passionate about Obama’s candidacy.”

On March 8, The New York Times published a survey of where some of the City Council's 51 members stood on congestion pricing. At the time, 20 were against, 12 were for, and 19 were either undecided or did not respond to the survey.  read more »

Here’s a shot from the breakfast hosted Sunday morning by the Council of Orthodox Jewish Organizations on the West Side, which, as Grace Rauh noted, attracted nearly every 2009 candidate for citywide office.  read more »

So, how is Christine Quinn—a major supporter of the mayor's congestion pricing—going to get the (so far nonexistent) bill for the plan through the City Council, which has at least 20 members who have signaled they’re only lukewarm to it?  read more »

Continuing with our marginally useful compilation of Hillary Clinton-designated Democratic National Convention delegates for next year, here's who the campaign picked in the Harlem-based 15th congressional district, according to a reader in the district and confirmed by a knowledgeable Democrat.

The delegates are: Assemblyman Keith Wright, City Councilwoman and Charlie Rangel ally Inez Dickens, Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat (who championed the original driver's license policy that tripped up Clinton during the last debate), City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito (who has close ties to 1199), City Councilman Miguel Martinez, and disabled activist Pamela Bates.

The alternate is City Councilman Robert Jackson.

Yvette Clarke touts support from Liz Abzug, Betsy Gotbaum, C. Virginia Fields, Annabel Palma and Melissa Mark-Viverito among others on the steps of City Hall.

David Paterson and Eliot Spitzer will address advocates at St. Francis College about their plan to address domestic violence in New York State.

John Faso presents his homeland security agenda to law enforcement officials and emergency responders at the Embassy Suites in Manhattan before greeting evening rush commuters at Grand Central Terminal.

Marty Markowitz and Jerry Nadler endorse Alec Brook-Krasny for the 46th Assembly district on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall.

Christine Quinn and James Gennaro launch an initiative to increase green jobs and businesses on the steps of City Hall.

—Nicole Brydson

A supporter of Bill Perkins' bid for state senate tells the Politicker that he'll be endorsed Sunday by three Council Members who serve the Harlem senate district: Robert Jackson, Melissa Mark-Viverito and Miguel Martinez.