So far, it's a quiet week on the campaign trail. Not like the last weeks and months which were chock full of fun: petitioning, street fairs, LGBT parades, Howard Dean showing up in Park Slope and endorsing two candiates in the same race, forums, Superfund discussions, and more.

But the petitioning continues and for David Pechefsky, Green Party candidate in the 39th, it is just beginning. He has to wait until July 1 to petition for names to insure his name on the November ballot. If you want to see a Green Party candidate on the ballot, be on the lookout for one of his volunteers. They'll be wearing green t-shirt with a funny caricature of Pechefsky on the front.

Interesting piece in the Gotham Gazette about discretionary funding—who gets it and who doesn't. It cites Brooklyn City Council member Lewis Fidler as "The King of Discretionary Funding." Bill deBlasio is in the top 10.

Bob Zuckerman, a 39er, is very happy about the $300,000 in federal funding that was approved by the House of Representatives for the Sponge Park, which will use greenery to absorb and manage excess surface runoff and help improve the water quality of the Gownaus Canal. As currently planned, the design will include usable public space.  “I am so pleased that the House has approved funding for this innovative project, which simultaneously reduces contamination of the greater Canal area and creates public outdoor recreational space at the same time,” Zuckerman said.

Did I mention that he's been endorsed by the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York (SDCNY) and the Lambda
Independent Democrats of Brooklyn (LID)?

And check out Doug Biviano, one of the 33's, who did a "stroll poll" asking pedestrians to write ona chalk board outside of his campaign office on Montague Street. Here's what he found:

1. 37% — Healthcare   (57 votes)
2. 22% — Education   (33 votes)
3. 18% — Affordable Housing   (27 votes)
4. 15% — Parks & Playgrounds   (23 votes)
5.   8% — Corruption & Campaign Reform   (12 votes)