City Council Speaker Christine Quinn -- with blackberry in hand -- donates blood. (photo via flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil)

2012: Rangel says Obama is the reason he's seeking another term. [Alec Hamilton / WNYC]

NY-9: "[S]urprisingly close contest." [Devlin Barrett / WSJ]

NY-9: "[A] Democratic loss here would be disheartening for the party." [Rachel Weiner / Washington Post]

NY-9: "[T]his is a race Democrats had expected to win easily." [Joel Siegel / ABC News]

NY-9: "[T]he poll shows the Jewish vote is still firmly in Weprin’s pocket." [Jonathan Tobin / Commentary Magazine]

NY-9: Turner has more support among GOP than Weprin has among Democrats. [Caitlin Huey-Burns / Real Clear Politics]

NY-9: So much for Weiner's support in the district. [Andrea Shiell / Washington Examiner]

NY-9: "While most New York House Democrats voted against the recently-passed law, the Siena poll shows a strong majority–61 percent–of voters in NY-9 said they would have wanted their representative to vote for the bill." [Ashley Killough / CNN]

Gambling: One day after Cuomo "actively" looks into opening casinos, IG report faults casino inspector. [Nick Reisman / Capital Tonight]

Census: City objects, officially, using Census Bureau info. [Sam Roberts/ New York Times]

Remembering Carey: A scribe gets a chance to write speeches; ends up in the White House. [Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker]

Toll Hikes: WTC costs are behind it. [Andrea Bernstein / WNYC]

Economic Council: "What the state is not doing is leading this," said Duffy. [Colby Hamilton / WNYC]