We don’t yet know exactly how many votes Republicans will control the in U.S. Senate, but control they will — which means Brooklyn’s own, Democrat Chuck Schumer, will no longer be majority leader. That’s a pity; Schumer has been a strong voice for New York who steered passage of many productive pieces of legislation. Mitch McConnell, who now leads Senate Republicans, is on his way out. His replacement could be John Thune, John Cornyn or a player to be named later.