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When you are running for office, reaching out to older voters is hardly a new tactic. But City Comptroller Bill Thompson found himself in hot water after trying to reach those voters Monday at Brooklyn's Fort Hamilton Park, which is located on a military base where political campaigning is prohibited.

Reporters were alerted about Thompson's visit by his campaign staff.

In a statement, Thompson campaign spokesperson Anne Fenton said, "Bill was invited to a senior event hosted by Councilmember Gentile today at Fort Hamilton Park. We were not aware of Fort Hamilton's no campaigning policy and once a rep from public affairs brought the policy to our attention we cooperated."

Meanwhile, Mayor Michael Bloomberg picked up support from three police unions. Officials say his policies have helped lower crime.

"If New Yorkers want to remain safe in this post 9/11 world, then vote for a proven and true leader. Vote Michael Bloomberg," said Michael Palladino of the Detectives Endowment Association.

"This is a day I can only tell you, I will remember for the rest of my life," Bloomberg said.

But it wasn't all about the endorsement. Politics, of course, was pushed center stage. The mayor says he won't endorse in the two Democratic primary run-off races. He then stumbled, saying he assumed no one would be challenging the winners of those face-offs in the general election.

When he was told the candidates would face Republican opponents, the mayor -- a former Republican himself who is running on the GOP ballot line for mayor -- seemed surprised.

"Ah, you know, I just don't know who they are. I'll have to take a look before I get there," Bloomberg said.

One can only hope the Republican candidates weren't counting on getting much support from the top of the ticket, because it seems unlikely they'll get help from the mayor.