This writer is in no way making the claim of being a City Hall insider. Yet, since covering City Politics for Pacifica Radio's WBAI-FM, WBLS-FM 107.5, WOR-AM 710, Metro Networks, WLIB-AM 1190, WNYC radio and, the A.U.R.N., Wednesday's vote was loud, emotional and extraordinary. City Council Stated Meetings, where bills are passed into city law, are mostly mundane and, rarely lively affairs. As such, at least under the leadership of Councilwoman Quinn, the City's lawmakers usually vote in a lockstep manner. To my eyes, in what is arguably one of New York State's most racially diverse lawmaking bodies, the Wednesday vote was one of the most emotionally and, racially charged events in years. Passion ran deep on both sides. Community Activists in New York's largest borough, had gathered over ten thousand signatures from inside the 39th Councilmanic District to bring the matter this far. This initiative was fostered by the December 12th Movement, the group Carson headed until his death.

What may be the fallout from the Wednesday vote are fissures, and cracks in the government institution that may not be repairable. The splits, fissures and fractures are already being seen with the recent quotes attributed to Viola Plummer. I had covered the vote on Wednesday and afterwards, had went outside with the crowd that had made so much ruckus to hear their reaction to their defeat on this measure.