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On last night’s “Inside City Hall”, community activist Mel Wymore discussed his bid to become the first openly transgender City Council member.

Watch a clip of the interview above.

Tonight’s guests include: Congressional Candidate Grace Meng; Curtis Sliwa and Gerson Borrero in our political rundown.

The New York Times

Thomas Kaplan reports: “The chairman of the New York Democratic Party said Tuesday that he would resign next week, clearing the way for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to install his own leader atop the state organization. The chairman, Jay S. Jacobs, was put in place by Mr. Cuomo’s predecessor, Gov. David A. Paterson, in 2009. Mr. Jacobs’s term had been set to end in September, and he had indicated that he did not intend to serve another term.”

Ben Weiser writes: “The New York Police Department has agreed to inform all officers of, and train new recruits in, the rules under which they may order livery passengers out of cabs, detain and search them.

Danny Hakim notes: “The state ethics commission has begun a preliminary inquiry of the State Senate’s second highest-ranking member, Thomas W. Libous, people with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday.”

New York Post

A Post trio reports: “Get ready for Pedro: Part II. Brooklyn federal prosecutors will retry ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. on the four charges over which jurors deadlocked after convicting him of four criminal counts for using his Bronx nonprofit like a personal piggy bank, sources said yesterday. Prosecutors also will retry Espada’s son Pedro Gautier Espada on all eight charges over which jurors deadlocked Monday, related to the looting of the taxpayer-funded Soundview Health Care Network of more than $500,000, the sources said.”

Fountaine & Campanile write: “Gov. Cuomo yesterday froze millions of dollars in casino revenue set aside to subsidize racetracks, citing shady and illegal activity by the scandal-scarred New York Racing Association. And he’s threatening to revoke NYRA’s franchise to run Belmont, Aqueduct and Saratoga and yank the racing licenses of executives and board members in what would be the biggest shake-up ever to hit the industry, sources said.”

David Seifman reports: “JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss is nothing more than a ‘hiccup,’ Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday in an all-out defense of the city’s largest bank. ‘They’ve had a stellar reputation until this hiccup,’ the mayor said. ‘I think the company is taking responsibility. They’re trying to fix the problem.’ Bloomberg is a personal friend of JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and has always spoken out on behalf of the financial industry, one of the city’s largest tax revenue generators.”

Seifman also writes: “New York City put out the ‘help wanted’ sign yesterday for tech engineers and investors from around the globe. Mayor Bloomberg unveiled a digital map showing the locations of some 500 companies, along with the 1,000 tech positions.”

New York Daily News

Nathaniel Herz notes: “Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson voluntarily left his post as chairman of the Battery Park City Authority last week - unlike predecessor James Gill, who exited in shame after the authority spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on parties and meals on his watch. But Thompson's stewardship will cost the city much more, thanks to two deals that he and his board of directors approved on behalf of the mayoral candidate's campaign contributors.”

Wall Street Journal

Michael Howard Saul writes: “A New York state appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Comptroller John Liu violated the law when he set an inflated prevailing wage schedule for furniture movers in July 2010, marking another setback for New York City's chief financial officer as he contemplates a bid for mayor next year.”

Ted Mann notes: “Public Advocate Bill DeBlasio on Tuesday criticized the Bloomberg administration for its moves toward privatization of the city's parking meters.”

Until tomorrow.

Bob Hardt