Midnight deal for school control

Legislative leaders in Albany reached an agreement late Wednesday night to extend mayoral control of New York City schools for two years — but the final measure includes nothing for charter schools.

The text of the omnibus bill was released at around midnight, and the Democratic controlled Assembly approved it Thursday.

Mayoral control was set to expire on Friday without the extension, which the GOP-controlled Senate is expected to vote on later Thursday.

State Sen. Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-LI) did not get the increase in school charters he had sought, but several upstate initiatives sweetened the deal enough for his members.

Those sweeteners include up to $50 million in flood assistance for the region around Lake Ontario, a loosening of land restrictions in part of the Adirondack Park, and additional revenue for Vernon Downs, a racetrack that was ready to close.

Other additions that made the package bearable for Republicans include greater retirement benefits for uniformed first responders injured on the job, a tax break for lower Manhattan real estate, and a three-year extension of county sales taxes for both upstate and New York City.

The city’s personal income tax was also extended until 2020. The taxes were set to expire this fall.

The bill even allows Gov. Cuomo, who spearheaded construction of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, to name the span after his late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

But some legislators said lifting the cap on charter schools was as urgent as letting Mayor de Blasio retain authority over schools.

The Legislature had presumably gone home for the summer last week without any of the measures being passed, but Cuomo issued a proclamation forcing the legislators back to the statehouse for a special session in order to address mayoral control.

Sources said Cuomo would also announce assistance for the beleaguered MTA later Thursday.