NEW THIS MORNING

NEW THIS MORNING: * City Comptroller John Liu's approval rating has plummeted to 38 percent from its May level of 57 percent, according to a Quinnipiac poll released today: http://bit.ly/vx8DdB * The city's Panel for Educational Policy approved Eva Moskowitz's plan for a charter school in Brooklyn, aiding her quest to expand into the city's affluent neighborhoods, the New York Times reports: http://nyti.ms/tD25vV * Three-quarters of state school districts would have gone over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's property tax cap had the law been in place this year, the Ithaca Journal writes: http://ithacajr.nl/vwVeVj * Cuomo admitted that "many" potential appointees to his new ethics panel turned him down, because of Albany's bad reputation, the Times-Union writes: http://bit.ly/ts0kSe * FBI Director Robert Mueller has had difficulty convincing employees not to criticize the NYPD over its handling of the Jose Pimentel terror case, the Daily News reports: http://nydn.us/ulwciS * The MTA wants transit workers to do more subway cleaning, which could become an issue as the transit workers union enters contract negotiations next month, the News writes: http://nydn.us/sKiEhQ * Robert DeNiro is cohosting a fundraiser for Community Board 1 Chair Julie Menin's campaign for Manhattan borough president, the New York Post writes: http://nyp.st/vdoq5A * Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who was arrested during the city's raid of Zuccotti Park last month, is featured in Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" salute to protesters: http://ti.me/sbrB3v