Michael Barbaro

David Chen, the longtime Trenton reporter for The Times, is replacing Diane Cardwell as the paper's City Hall bureau chief, according to an internal memo. Mr. Chen will join Michael Barbaro and Fernanda Santos in Room 9.

Mr. Chen's departure means there's a vacancy in Trenton, but at this point it's unclear whether the paper has any intention of filling it.  read more »

The New York Post is hiring Staten Island Advance City Hall reporter Sally Goldenberg.

She’s filling the position vacated by Frankie Edozien, who broke the City Council slush fund story, then departed to take a teaching position at N.Y.U. and a Kaiser fellowship to write about health issues in Africa.  read more »

The New York Times is poised to announce they’re sending their Wal-Mart reporter, Michael Barbaro, to cover City Hall, according to two people familiar with the move.  read more »

Wonkette gives us a comedic list of possible outcomes to the ban on lobbyist-bought meals. Backroom Deal Breaker has an interesting flip flop by Randi Weingarten (can I still use flip flop, or is it passé?) and Speaker Quinn on term limits. Fishbowl NY rounds up a feud covered on yesterday's Brian Lehrer Show between Instapundit Glenn Reynolds and New York Times reporter Michael Barbaro, who wrote a piece about blogging in Tuesday's paper. Urban Elephants has a link to find out more behind the GOP's rationale against primaries.

And finally the Washington Monthly's Political Animal blog gives us three options for how the port deal goes forward, vote for your favorite!

—Nicole Brydson