We still have to protect minority districts, and we will.

"It is a fair map," he said when asked about the minority districts.

And I do not believe it is possible to create a real third minority district.

"Only the two minority districts are etched in stone," he said.

Two of the new minority districts are in Brooklyn.

The district's borders were restructured in 1985 to meet Federal guidelines for a minority district.

Teachers in minority districts tend to stay for a shorter period of time.

The new minority districts are among the most valuable spoils.

Political analysts say blacks are scattered in a way that makes a compact minority district extremely difficult.

"Whether in minority districts or ones with mixed population, everybody's going to suffer."