Perils of inflation alert!
Yet another weird twist to the City Hall killer story - HIV Assassin was fueled by Fear of 'Gay' Blackmail :

The City Hall killer was an HIV-positive man who made meticulous preparations for his own death before setting out to assassinate a political rival who he believed was blackmailing him because he was gay, law-enforcement sources said yesterday.

But aside from that, the real eye opener is the lucrative nature of being a mere NY City Councilman:

Law-enforcement sources said that hours before he gunned down Davis, Askew told the FBI the councilman had offered him $45,000 to give up a primary election challenge and threatened to hurt his family if he did not.

Askew also claimed Davis offered him an additional $15,000 annually and a no-show staff job.

Pretty good payoff to just get rid of a dubious primary challenge. Those City Councilmen must have more taxpayer loot on hand than one would think!