Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg doesn't remember threatening a taxi kingpin
Last Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg reportedly told a taxi medallion millionaire that, upon leaving office, he would, "destroy your fucking industry." Today, he claimed not to remember the episode. More
Bloomberg, dancing around Weiner, says the next mayor should have 'good character'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today declined to comment on disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner's just-launched candidacy for mayor, though he did his successor should have "good character." More
City gives Madison Square Garden just 15 more years, but with a huge loophole intact
The City Planning Commission today approved a Bloomberg administration proposal to allow Madison Square Garden to operate atop Penn Station for just 15 more years. But the renewal does come with one rather sizeable loophole. More
Kelly and Bloomberg note a 70 percent increase in anti-gay hate crimes
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly informed the media today that while overall hate crimes have fallen this year, the city has seen a "significant increase" in anti-gay hate crimes. More
Thompson releases a video with Meeks, a little
Here's a web video Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign released late yesterday, which they are touting in an email to supporters. The video features Rep. Greg Meeks of southeast Queens. Briefly. More
A museum gets the Muppets, but not Bloomberg's bluppet
Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced that Jim Henson would get his own gallery at the Museum of the Moving Image, but not his personal "bluppet." More
'Not the only place': Bloomberg and MLS back away from a Flushing stadium
"I think that's a wonderful place for it, but it's not the only place," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg today, referring to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, which Major League Soccer has been eyeing for a new soccer arena.
Today, following substantial public criticism of the proposal, both he and Major League Soccer indicated that they were no longer 100 percent committed to the idea of a stadium in the middle of Queens' largest park. More
(2)Bill de Blasio as 'a big unifier' and Vito Lopez as a pariah
Jeff Flake, the Arizona Republican senator, said he's not phased by the three new ads attacking him that were released today by Bloomberg's gun control coalition. [Reid Pillifant]
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says she won't make an endorsement in the Democratic mayoral primary. [Reid Pillifant]
Jim Margolis' assistance on Anthony Weiner's recent film shoot won't count as a donation. [Reid Pillifant]
Meet the new champion of marijuana legalization in New York: State Senator Liz Krueger. [Dana Rubinstein]
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn makes Antonio Reynoso a litmus test. Bill Thompson has reached out to him. Anthony Weiner has not. [Azi Paybarah] More
Jeff Flake, under pressure, says he won't be 'bullied' by Bloomberg's ad buy
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group is increasing the pressure on Arizona senator Jeff Flake for his vote against expanding background checks for gun purchases last month.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns released three ads today that attack Flake from slightly different angles for his vote against the Manchin-Toomey amendment. More
(1)Bloomberg: Bring back the old machines or risk mayoral chaos till 2014
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this morning warned that the Board of Election's voting machine problems may mean New Yorkers won't know who their new mayor is until 2014. More
Another court decision puts Bloomberg's taxi legacy in doubt
A judge yesterday declared Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Taxi of Tomorrow project "void," casting yet more doubt on his ability to achieve an overhaul of the city's taxi fleet by year's end, when his term expires. More
Christine Quinn wants to cut street fatalities in half
Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants cyclists and pedestrians to know that she's not only interested in munimeters.
Today, the speaker and mayoral frontrunner unveiled several new proposals designed to make the streets more amenable to cyclists, pedestrians and drivers. More
'Flirting with democracy': Bloomberg demands the Board of Elections 'bring back the old machines'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this afternoon warned that the Board of Elections risked electoral disaster unless it brought back its old, non-electronic voting machines. More
Gowanus Canal to become 34 percent less sewagey
By the end of this year, New York City will activate a new pumping station that will reduce the amount of raw sewage overflowing into the putrid Gowanus Canal by 34 percent, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today, at the pumping station at the head of the Gowanus Canal. More
(1)Pointing to an old airfield, Bloomberg says soccer arena parkland is in fact 'replaceable'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg this afternoon said that Major League Soccer plans to replace the parkland it intends to use for a new soccer arena by resurrecting the old Flushing Airport in College Point, Queens. More
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