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9/11 Trial Costs, Political Opposition Disrupt White House Plans
The letter written by Mayor Michael Bloomberg to Washington earlier this month set a whopping $200-million-a-year price tag to secure the city during the trial – more than double the original estimate. The speech by Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly detailed a planned lockdown of lowe...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Huffington Post
Mayor Mike: Don't Interfere With Our Wonderful Banks! [Mayor For Life]
In response to Barack Obama's plan to limit the size and scope of the financial institutions that single-handedly crippled the nation's economy with unchecked idiotic risk-taking—a plan that even British Tories support—Mayor-for-Life Mike said: "Trying to interfere with capital...
Fri, Jan 22 | from Gawker
9/11 Trial Security Will Cost At Least $200 Million A Year
In a letter to federal officials, Mayor Michael Bloomberg put the cost at $216 million for the first year after Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspects arrive in Manhattan from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After that, the mayor said it would cost $200 million annually for as long as the men...
Wed, Jan 6 | from Huffington Post
Report: Bloomberg To Hold Low Key Inauguration
Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have won a third term, but he reportedly isn't going to party much on inauguration day. According to the New York Post, ... and more »
Sat, Dec 19 | from NY1
Accountability
After 116 years, Joel Klein and Michael Bloomberg are closing Jamaica High School. It's not their fault because nothing is their fault. What was once rated the best secondary school in the country has failed under their "leadership," but that's not a factor because they are "reformers."
Sun, Dec 6 | from NYC Educator
John Petro: Bloomberg's Legacy Is at Risk -- Here's How He Can Save It
The good news for all New Yorkers is that Bloomberg will be able to continue to remake the city's streets, to take them back from automobiles and give them to the people. New parks, like the world-class-in-the-making Brooklyn Bridge Park will continue without delay. The mayor's ambitious...
Fri, Nov 6 | from Huffington Post
Gawker Endorsement: Don't Vote For Bloomberg [Endorsements]
Eight years into the Bloomberg administration, Ground Zero is a still a hole that everyone continues fighting about. We cannot encourage you to vote for the Democrat in the race, because even we still aren't sure if we'll go for him or the much more delightful Billy Talen. Just don't fucking...
Sun, Nov 1 | from Gawker
Mayor Bloomberg Thinks We're Stupid
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg sees nothing wrong with his flunkies having waited till 5:39 to decide whether or not to close school on Monday. That's not much of a surprise, as Mayor Mike has found little fault with anything his administration has done, and overturns the will of the voters ab...
Wed, Mar 4 | from NYC Educator
Weekend in Review: Schumer Shows Off Federal Aid, Bloomberg Warns of 'Riots' Over Schools
Here's what was cut out of the stimulus bill in the Senate to win the votes of a couple of Republicans. Even the pared-down bill is good to New York. On his radio show, Michael Bloomberg said there will be "'riots in the streets" if mayoral control of schools isn't renewed.
Sun, Feb 8 | from New York Observer
Opinion: A Rainy-Day State of the City
The hallmark of why Michael Bloomberg was a great mayor was that he put the city back in good fiscal condition," Mercurio said. Under Bloomberg, he went on, "we were going to be able to weather rainy days. Well, did he actually pull it off? Did he really put the city in a good fiscal position?"
Wed, Jan 14 | from New York Observer
Opinion: City Looks To Bolster Media Industry
“Now it costs a $1.50, and it’s about an inch-and-a-half narrower,” Mr. Bloomberg said of a daily copy of The Times. “I think you must have misunderstood—in this economy I’ve asked New Yorkers to do more with less, not charge more for less.”
Tue, Nov 4 | from New York Observer
Opinion: A Nod for Bloomberg, Klein, Booker, Sharpton in McCain Urban League Speech
In a speech on education he's delivering to the National Urban League this morning, John McCain cites a few examples of programs he thinks work, drawing particular attention to Michael Bloomberg and Joel Klein's work in New York City public schools:
Fri, Aug 1 | from Observer.com
Opinion: What happened to all of the votes?
If you want to call it significant undercounting, I guess that's a euphemism for fraud," Bloomberg said. In one such instance, as documented by CBS, a machine reported a final tally of 141 votes for Hillary Clinton and 0 for Obama, though an official poll watcher stated that most of the vote...
Wed, Feb 20 | from Salon
Podcast: Jeb Bush, Michael Bloomberg Speak at Snooty, Exclusive Club
Representatives of the New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News, and The New York Sun were all removed or barred entry. (Later, a Manhattan Institute representative said that Wall Street Journal columnist John Fund and two Economist correspondents, who were all well dressed, le...
Tue, Nov 13 | from Observer.com
Podcast: NYC mayor quits GOP; what's next?
NEW YORK New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday switched his party status from Republican to unaffiliated, a move certain to be seen as a prelude to an independent presidential bid that would upend the 2008 race.
Wed, Jun 20 | from AZ Central.com
Podcast: Families of NYPD aides will be compensated, mayor says
NEW YORK Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday that the families of two unarmed NYPD volunteers who died trying to stop a gunman are ineligible for police lineofduty death benefits but could qualify for more than 400,000 from other programs.
Sat, Mar 17 | from AZ Central.com
