Watching the 2008 presidential campaign, you sometimes get the feeling that the candidates — smart, all of them — must know better. They must know we can’t fix our economy and create jobs by isolating America from global trade.... continue
"I have a dream" will forever be linked with the man whose life we celebrated this month. But let's not forget that Martin Luther King Jr. also said, "An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity." New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has risen to King's challenge by investing in those less fortunate.... continue
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today cut the ribbon on P.S. 138's new $400,000 playground, part of the Mayor’s PlaNYC goal of ensuring that all New Yorkers live within a ten minute walk of a park or playground... continue
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg met with London’s newly-elected Mayor Boris Johnson at London’s City Hall today to share ideas and strategies on how to run two of the world’s largest cities and announce a new exchange program between the cities... continue
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and National Institute of Reproductive Health President Kelli Conlin, along with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich today launched the 2008 Urban Initiative for Reproductive Health National Summit... continue