MIKE & CHRIS MADE THREATS OVER TERM LIMITS: FOES
By SALLY GOLDENBERG and ABRAHAM RIESMAN
The term-limits battle heated up yesterday as opponents accused Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn of threatening undecided council members.
"I've heard from some council people that they have been pressured, they have been threatened. I am obviously very disturbed by that," said city Comptroller Bill Thompson, who plans to run for mayor next year .
Councilmembers Bill de Blasio and Letitia James, both Brooklyn Democrats, leveled the same charges.
"People were being told if you do the wrong thing, there will be negative ramifications," de Blasio said.
Spokesmen for Bloomberg and Quinn denied the allegations.
Bloomberg also drew barbs from Rep. Anthony Weiner, another mayoral contender. "The mayor lied and that is not something that an honorable man does," Weiner said.
Council support for the plan to allow third terms is dropping, with a source saying it has fewer than 30 votes, with 26 votes needed to pass.
Additional reporting by Reuven Fenton
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