Mayor Michael Bloomberg had a cute exchange with Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz as they trumpeted the success of new job centers yesterday afternoon.

“Marty and I will be losing our jobs in 679 days,” Mr. Bloomberg pointed out, joking that one of them might some career advice. Both officials are term-limited out in 2013.

“I have a hunch that one of us will actually be looking for a job in those six hundred and something days,” Mr. Markowitz responded when he took the podium.

Mr. Bloomberg proceeded to insist he doesn’t have a retirement plan, prompting Mr. Markowitz to sarcastically quip, “Oh, sure.” Read More