The president of Brooklyn, Marty Markowitz, endorsed Mayor Bloomberg in his bid for re-election yesterday, adding another Democrat to the mayor’s long list of supporters. Mr. Markowitz’s endorsement is one of several from elected officials who endorsed a Democrat in the primary and then defected to the Bloomberg camp when their candidate lost. But Mr. Markowitz, who backed the speaker of the City Council, Gifford Miller, in the primary, said he had no qualms about his decision. He said he “proudly” endorsed Mr. Miller, and that he had “enormous respect” for Mr. Bloomberg’s general election opponent, Fernando Ferrer. But he said the mayor has been “tremendous” on most Brooklyn-related issues. For “all the aspirations and dreams that I have for Brooklyn, he is in fact working with me and making it happen.” Mr. Bloomberg called Mr. Markowitz an “ideal borough president.”

“He is a leader, he is an advocate, he is a champion, he is a cheerleader, and now, best of all, he is a Democrat for Bloomberg,” the mayor said to a cheering crowd of supporters who had been coached by his campaign staffers on where to stand and what to chant before the two men walked out of Brooklyn Borough Hall together at the beginning of the event. “I know this hasn’t been an easy decision for Marty,” Mr. Bloomberg said. “He’s been a loyal Democrat, but he and I agree that as public servants our highest obligation is to people of this city and not to political parties. “The mayor also picked up endorsements from state Senator Malcolm Smith, Assemblywoman Barbara Clark, and City Councilman James Sanders Jr. All three are Democrats from Queens.

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As Mayor Bloomberg appears to be on his way to trouncing his opponent, Fernando Ferrer, in New York’s political horse race, his daughter has already won her own horse race. On Friday, Georgina Bloomberg, the mayor’s youngest daughter, bested her opponent at the Las Vegas World Invitational, a horse-jumping competition. Ms. Bloomberg, 22, had a perfect showing, clearing all of the hurdles in her path, as her British opponent, Michael Whitaker, downed two of them. Public opinion polls in New York show that a Bloomberg win when voters go to the polls on November 8 is also likely. But while his daughter won a $50,000 purse for her showing and a $16,000 pot at another jumping contest at the weekend’s invitational, Mr. Bloomberg has shelled out roughly $46.6 million in his bid for re-election. His multibillion-dollar fortune, however, continues to make money, and he is favored to take home New York’s top political prize: another four years in City Hall.

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The Democratic mayoral nominee, Fernando Ferrer, attacked Mayor Bloomberg yesterday for failing to identify funding streams for his proposals. Mr. Ferrer’s main proposal for generating money – a stock transfer tax that would offset education spending – has been widely criticized. But, the Democrat said, “Every time I put forward a proposal, I put forward a way to pay for it. I think that’s only honest.” Mr. Ferrer pointed out the tax hikes and administrative fee increases that Mr. Bloomberg has implemented since taking office. But when asked by a reporter whether he would roll back the parking increases at Shea and Yankee stadiums, an increase he cited at his news conference, he did not give a clear answer. He said only that the lots should be privatized and removed from city control. One of Mr. Ferrer’s Democratic opponents in the primary, Rep. Anthony Weiner, who attended yesterday’s event, called the mayor one of the “largest tax increasers in recent New York City history.” He also chided the mayor for promising not to raise taxes in 2001 as a candidate, but then doing so. A spokesman for the Bloomberg camp, Stuart Loeser, said the mayor’s proposals would be paid for through savings, public and private partnerships, and dozens of other avenues. He also noted that Mr. Ferrer’s tax increases don’t cover the full cost of his own proposals.