ALBANY -- After a closed-door meeting for an hour, both sides of an embattled New York Senate say they are closing in on an end to the nearly four-week standoff over control of the chamber.

Neither the Democratic conference nor the Republican-dominated coalition that mounted a June 8 coup for power will comment on details. Neither say there is a deal.

But they are providing a short-term plan for power sharing and a permanent plan to Gov. David Paterson. The Democratic governor is planning to mediate on Friday to try to mesh the two proposals.

The Democratic conference is pushing for a short-term arrangement to pass some critical bills for New York City and local governments statewide. The coalition seeks a power-sharing deal to run through the end of the Senate term in December 2010.