Candidate movement

The NYTimes has it, registration required:

Both Vincent J. Gentile, who represents Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and Michael E. McMahon, whose district includes the North Shore of Staten Island, said they were meeting with other Democratic leaders to determine whether to run against Mr. Fossella.

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Both Democratic councilmen said that they considered Mr. Fossella vulnerable, adding that the district had become even more Democratic since the 2000 census. Each said he would make a decision to run in the next two weeks.