FOR THE RECORD

So now that we know that Mayor Bloomberg won't run for President, the burning question is, what will he do to preserve his legacy once his term ends in 650 days or so?

The Inner Circle Show, the annual charity fund-raiser staged by past and present political reporters, has some ideas about that in this year's production, "Young Mikenstein," which will be staged March 15 at the New York Hilton.

As suggested by the title, Mr. Bloomberg, played by his sunnier alter ego, WCBS-Radio's Rich Lamb, and his aides set out to build a monster that can serve as an adequate replacement. An unforeseen disappearance forces them to seek the aid of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, played by Phil O'Brien of WNBC-TV, whose own mayoral ambitions leave him ambivalent about the project.

The mayoral party's search leads it to United Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, played by WCBS-TV's Hazel Sanchez with less hip-shaking but no less gusto than she brought to her sizzling turn as Shakira last year. They then encounter City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, played by WINS-Radio's Juliet Papa, as she tries something new to get Madison Square Garden to pay its taxes.

After a visit from the Pope and a surprise declaration by Mr. Bloomberg to conclude Act 1, the state and national scenes get a going-over in the second part of the epic.

Governor Spitzer, played by Mark Lieberman of Fox Business News, faces off with State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, played by Bloomberg News's Henry Goldman, before the race for President takes center stage.

CW11 anchor and Inner Circle President Mary Murphy as Hillary Clinton states the case that she doesn't need Bill's help to make it back to the White House. WNBC-TV's Gabe Pressman as John McCain trots out a surprise choice to fill out his ticket, and Jim Harney of the Daily News shows us the side of Barack Obama that's been kept under wraps so far.

As for those who are figuratively getting ready to leave the stage, WCBS-TV's John Slattery as President Bush and NY1's Bob Hardt as Vice President Cheney outline their brilliant futures once midnight strikes and they turn into pumpkins.

Among the specialty diversions will be an advance peek at the criminal defenses of two of the most-notorious offenders in the governmental world. People Magazine's Larry Sutton as Sen. Larry Craig explains how sometimes a little tapping in a public men's room can be perfectly innocuous, and this newspaper's Richard Steier as Bernie Kerik reflects on the mess he's in.

If that isn't enough, the media production will be followed by a rebuttal by Mayor Bloomberg himself, aided by the cast of a current Broadway musical.

Tickets for the tax-deductible dinner and show are $500. For further information, call Mark Lieberman at (212) 601-2428.

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Auxiliary police officers have had injury added to insult with the NYPD's decision to discontinue their receipt of parking placards as the Bloomberg administration seeks to reduce the count of 142,000 issued citywide.

Auxiliary officers told the New York Times that the ability to park at normally restricted or forbidden locations is the one tangible benefit they receive for their volunteer service.

The Auxiliary Police Benevolent Association remains incensed by a "Law and Order" episode last month in which an auxiliary cop kills a demonstrator at an immigrant rights rally because he is angry that he doesn't receive more respect. Organization President John Hyland March 3 sent a letter to the show's executive producer, Dick Wolf, expressing "shock and outrage" over the portrayal and the labeling of the auxiliary by one of the fictional prosecutors as a "wannabe" cop.

Noting that auxiliaries are not permitted to carry guns on duty, he said the show left viewers "with the impression that these selfless New Yorkers are either gun-carrying social misfits, neighborhood busybodies, or misguided do-gooders."

Mr. Hyland said it was particularly ironic that the negative portrayal came "only 11 months after two heroic auxiliary police officers on foot patrol in Greenwich Village were gunned down by a deranged madman."