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| | Mayor Bloomberg Kicks Off Inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center, Renames the No. 1 Subway Line The Fashion Line For the Week
Starting tomorrow, one of the world's most eye-catching events comes to one of the world’s greatest cultural institutions, as we kick off Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center. Every year, the events pump hundreds of millions of dollars into the City's economy and support the 175,000 people who work in New York City’s fashion industry. Lincoln Center is an ideal location for the semi-annual events, with more outdoor space than was available at Bryant Park and terrific transit access, including the No. 1 subway line, or as it will be called this week: The Fashion Line.
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| | Mayor Bloomberg Outlines Progress On The Rebuilding of the WTC Site and Creation of National 9/11 Memorial
One World Trade Center is currently 36-stories, going up to 106-stories. Tower Number 4 is rising. The demolition of 130 Liberty nearing completion, and construction of the Calatrava-designed transit hub is underway. Perhaps most encouraging is the progress of the new 9/11 Memorial & Museum - the spiritual and emotional heart of the site. And I'm happy to confirm that we are on track to open the Memorial in time for next year’s 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
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| | NY Times: NYC's Recovery is Stronger than Nation's
The typical New Yorker is less likely to be unemployed or facing foreclosure or bankruptcy than the average American. Homes in the metropolitan area have held their value better than in most other big cities as more people are moving to the region than deserting it. Tourists continue to flock to the city, filling hotel rooms at the highest rate in the country, and at rising prices.
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| | Mayor Bloomberg, Chancellor Klein, and UFT President Mulgrew discuss NY's winning Race To The Top Application
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew today celebrated New York State's selection and award of $700 million in the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top competition. This award will provide between $250 million and $300 million to New York City schools to support the creation of a new teacher evaluation system, develop a more rigorous curriculum and State assessments based on the national Common Core Standards, and expand a range of proven reforms first introduced in New York City.
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| | Bloomberg Endorses Republicans, Democrats Alike
Aug. 23, 2010 TheHill.com
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) has endorsed approximately a dozen candidates around the country this election cycle, splitting his support between high-profile Democrats like Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and lesser-known Republicans like incumbent Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.).
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| | Record Number of Visitors Have Come To Governors Island in 2010
With eight weeks remaining in its public access season Governors Island has already surpassed the record 275,000 visitors of 2009. New programs, amenities and the additional free ferry connection from Brooklyn Bridge Park have contributed to the island’s substantial growth.
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| | NYC’s Unemployment Rate Drops for Seventh Consecutive Month, Now Below National Average
For the seventh straight month, New York City's unemployment rate has dropped and now sits once again below the nationwide rate. New York continues to weather the national recession better than most cities, but we know too many New Yorkers continue to struggle to make ends meet. We have a long way to go to fully restore our economic health, but clearly we are moving in the right direction.
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| | NYT: Unemployment Rate Dips Again
The city's unemployment rate, which was 9.5 percent in June, has now declined for seven straight months since peaking at 10.5 percent at the end of 2009. It was slightly lower than the national unemployment rate - 9.5 percent in July - as it was in April and May.
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| | LA Times: Whipping New York Into Shape
For all the Californians who thought they'd cornered the market on healthy living, meet Michael Bloomberg, the 108th mayor of New York. Since he took charge, the city has pioneered a raft of regulations to get its citizens to be healthier. The mayor's campaign against death-by-preventable-disease has also spearheaded a national movement.
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| | NYC on Track for Record Number of Tourists in 2010
Preliminary data show New York is on course to host 47.5 million tourists and visitors this year. That's half a million more than the record set in 2008 and a 4 percent increase over 2009. Mayor Bloomberg has set a goal of goal of reaching 50 million visitors by 2012.
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| | My Commitment to Giving
Aug. 4, 2010 The Giving Pledge
The reality of great wealth is that you can't spend it and you can’t take it with you. For decades, I've been committed to giving away the vast majority of my wealth to causes that I'm passionate about - and that my children are passionate about.
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| | Bloomberg and 39 Other Billionaires Pledge to Give Away Half Their Wealth
Forty U.S. billionaires pledged on Wednesday to give away at least 50 percent of their wealth to charity as part of a campaign by investor Warren Buffett and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Among the billionaires joining the campaign are New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, entertainment executive Barry Diller, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, energy tycoon T. Boone Pickens, media mogul Ted Turner, David Rockefeller and investor Ronald Perelman.
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| | Mike Bloomberg’s Remarks on the Proposed Mosque and Community Center in Lower Manhattan
Aug. 4, 2010 Mikebloomberg.com
On Tuesday Aug. 3, 2010 Mike joined NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and religious leaders from across New York City at an event on Governor's Island. Mike spoke about the importance of religious freedom and the great tradition of tolerance and diversity that has characterized New York City since its founding. "I believe this is as important a test of the separation of church and state as any we may see in our lifetime - and it is critically important that we get it right."
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| | NYT Editorial: A Monument to Tolerance At Ground Zero
The New York Times writes: Mayor Bloomberg noted in his speech that in the United States and in "the freest city in the world," the owners of the building have the right to use their property as a house of worship. "The government has no right whatsoever to deny that right," he said. We agreed with his assessment that the lawsuits being threatened against the mosque should be easily thrown out. The local community board has given the Muslim center approval as well.
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| | Congress' Failure to Pass 9/11 First Responder Benefits is Outrageous
The defeat in the US House of Representatives of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act is outrageous, given the long battle we have waged with so many others to secure sustained medical monitoring and treatment for the first responders and survivors of the September 11th attacks.
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| | Council Approves Plan to Build Flushing Commons
Mayor Michael Bloomberg won a victory for his development agenda on Thursday when the City Council approved a plan to build hundreds of apartments and thousands of square feet of office and retail space in the heart of Flushing, Queens, one of the city’s most densely populated neighborhoods.
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| | Bloomberg on Fox NY: "The US Needs More Immigrants, Not Fewer" (Video)
Jul. 28, 2010 myFOXny.com
In an interview on Fox New York, Mike said that The Arizona immigration law is as much evidence as you ever would need to show that the federal government is walking away from their responsibilities to decide who can come to this country, who can stay in this country, who will help this country grow.
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| | NYC Works to Improve Lives of the Elderly
New Yorkers can be proud of our extraordinarily long life expectancy: 79.4 years according to recent data. And as New Yorkers continue to live longer, the Bloomberg Administration is focusing on ways to ensure that our elderly population can live safely and thrive into retirement age.
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| | On the One.org Blog: Catching up with Mayor Bloomberg
One Campaign members Matt and Trey caught up with Mike after his talk at Dartmouth on Friday. Mike was very excited to see them and inquired about the efforts and status of ONE. They spoke with him briefly and let him know how much ONE appreciates his efforts to help save millions of lives around the world.
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| | Mike Powers Up New Electric Car Charging Program
The electric car charger Mr. Bloomberg introduced on Wednesday at an Edison parking facility on Ninth Avenue is the first of 200 that will be installed in the city free of charge as part of a project supported with $15 million in stimulus money administered by the US Department of Energy.
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| | Who Knew You Could Learn Something From a Garbage Truck?
Jul. 15, 2010 NY Daily News
Starting Monday, both sides of 2,200 city Sanitation trucks will feature QR (quick response) codes. New Yorkers can use their smart-phones to scan the side of the truck and access information on The Green Apple: Recycling.
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| | NYC Lost a Champion Today. We'll Miss You George.
George Steinbrenner was a champion who made New York a better place, and who always gave back to the city he loved. He has left an indelible legacy on the Yankees, on baseball, and on our city, and he leaves us in the only way that would be appropriate: as a reigning world champion.
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| | Editorial: Smaller Schools Work Better
School reform advocates are rightly excited about a persuasive new study showing that New York City's small, specialized high schools are outperforming larger, more traditional schools, significantly narrowing the graduation-rate gap that currently exists between white and minority students across the city.
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| | Mike Announces Grants For Promoting Volunteerism
Jun. 30, 2010 Epoch Times
Mike and Nashville, TN Mayor Karl Dean announced the winners of the second round of "Cities of Service Leadership Grants," which awards 10 cities $200,000 to help design citywide volunteer projects. The fund, which totals $2 million, is provided by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Rockefeller Foundation.
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| | Bonus Plan Set for NYC Teachers
New York City plans to pay some teachers bonuses of up to 30% of their salaries for helping students in struggling schools make progress, an extraordinary test of merit pay in about a dozen schools.
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| | NYC Exploring Ways to Help Young Men Succeed in School
City education officials - searching for ways to keep boys, especially minorities, engaged in school - are expected to roll out plans in coming weeks that will likely involve more single-sex schools, as well as mentoring, tutoring and other after-school programs.
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| | Bloomberg Kicks Off Big Immigration Push
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is launching a coalition of mayors and business leaders to advocate for an overhaul of the nation's immigration policy. "Our immigration policy is national suicide," Mike said on Wednesday. "We educate the best and the brightest and then we don't give them a green card. We want people to create jobs but we won't let entrepreneurs from around the world come here."
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| | Public Pianos Give All New Yorkers Keys To The City
Mike joined city officials, artists, and community leaders at Gantry Plaza State Park in Queens to kick off Play Me, I'm Yours - an interactive public art instillation in which 60 pianos will be placed in spots throughout New York City beginning June 21st for two weeks. Anyone who wants to can play.
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| | NYC Launches Media Lab
The NYC Media Lab is the latest of several steps by the Bloomberg administration to boost the city's traditional and digital media sectors. "This is an incredibly important growth area for our city, and the media lab is really going to enhance New York's already strong leadership position in that industry," Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the event announcing the Lab.
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| | QR Codes In Times Square put the City at Your Fingertips!
Jun. 11, 2010 NY Daily News
New York City agencies took part in NYC Internet Week 2010 in an innovative way - using QR codes in Times Square to promote "City At Your Fingertips." The effort was lead by the always innovative Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment.
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| | New York City Seeking Chief Digital Officer
The Mayor's office has announced that it is looking to hire a Chief Digital Officer, a new post the Bloomberg administration hopes will unify the city's efforts to communicate its messages and hear from residents via social media and the Web.
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| | Mike's iPad Inspires Ideas for Efficiency in City Government
From the NY Times: Michael R. Bloomberg: the iPad mayor? The latest fixation in City Hall is the iPad and exploring ways that City Officials can use the tool to make government more efficient. "We’ve got to find ways to do more with less," Mr. Bloomberg said.
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| | Eight Ways NYC is Preparing for Climate Change
Jun. 2, 2010 SmartPlanet.com
In a new report, the city outlined its plans to adapt, discuss, monitor, involve and review in an attempt to surge ahead on the global stage and become a proactive leader in climate change preparation.
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| | New York State Votes to Expand Charter Schools
On Friday, the New York State Legislature voted to raise the cap on the number of charter schools from 200 to 460 - a significant victory for Mayor Bloomberg and advocates of education reform.
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| | NY Post Editorial: Albany Allows 260 New Charter Schools
The New York State Legislature yesterday agreed to more than double the number of charter schools permitted in New York state, from 200 to 460. This means that thousands more kids now have a fair shot at a real education -- making them the real winners in a process that has dragged on for months.
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| | A huge win for the kids: Charter cap lift puts N.Y. back in race for school funds
May. 29, 2010 NY Daily News
Education reform in New York scored a big win with the passage of legislation that will lift the cap on charter schools just in time to meet the June 1st deadline. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver deserves a lot of credit for putting children's education needs ahead of those of the teachers' union.
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| | New York City Again Named Safest Big City in America
New York City remains the safest big city in America, according to the FBI Uniform Crime Report. The report shows that total crime decreased by 5.1 percent in New York City during 2009, outpacing national trends. Murders fell by 9.9 percent, compared to 7.2 percent nationwide. According to NYPD Compstat data, crime is down an additional 1.5 percent citywide for the first five months of the year when compared to 2009 levels.
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| | Mike Buzzes by 'Hive 55,' a New Freelance Hub in Lower Manhattan
On Wednesday, Mayor Bloomberg dropped by this innovative freelancer workspace to offer his support. "We recognize that freelancers are vital to many of our signature industries," Mike said, citing new media, advertising, publishing, fashion and social media. "We're doing more than ever to help entrepreneurs, who provide the heartbeat of our economy and will lead us to recovery."
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| | Mike in London Viewing CCTV Security Systems
May. 11, 2010 Associated Press
During Mike's visit to London today, he joined London Mayor Boris Johnson on a tour of the city's CCTV security systems. Mike said "I am here to learn from others, see what works best and try to fix things before they become a problem."
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| | 100 Millionth Caller to 311 Gets Mayor Bloomberg on the Line
NYC's 311 service – launched by Mayor Bloomberg in 2003, has received its 100 millionth caller. To honor the occasion Mike went to the 311 call center in Manhattan to personally take a few calls from New Yorkers. The 100 millionth call was a complaint about an abandoned vehicle.
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| | Op-Ed: Terror Suspects Are Buying Guns, and the FBI Can't Stop Them
May. 5, 2010 Huffington Post
Mike writes on the Huffingtonpost.com today: "It's amazing but true: we can prevent terror suspects from boarding an airplane, but the FBI doesn't have the power to block them from buying dynamite or an AK-47. It is time to close the 'Terror Gap' in our gun laws."
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| | Mayor Bloomberg Unveils NYC Life Channel's New Lineup
May. 4, 2010 BroadwayWorld.com
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC Media President and General Manager Katherine Oliver today unveiled the new television line-up on NYC life (Channel 25), the flagship station of NYC Media, the official TV, radio and online network of the City of New York. The new primetime line-up, which premieres on Monday, May 10, features nightly themes covering an array of topics, including City history, arts and culture, small businesses, children and teenagers, food and restaurants, music, LGBT culture, and others.
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| | Bloomberg Renews Push for Security Camera Initiative
May. 4, 2010 NYConvergence
After the failed car bombing in Times Square over the weekend, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg renewed his push for the Midtown Manhattan Security Initiative, a network of public and private security cameras to blanket 30th to 60th Streets.
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| | How Arizona's Law Will Hurt America
Apr. 28, 2010 NY Daily News
Mike writes in the New York Daily News: "A new Arizona law requiring local police officers to stop anyone they might reasonably suspect of being here illegally may produce unintended consequences that could hurt not only Arizona, but all of America."
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| | Editorial: Listen to the Families of Gun Violence
Gun victims' families and Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a bipartisan group co-led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City, are fighting back. They have begun a campaign to get Congress to close the loophole that has allowed criminals, troubled teens and the mentally ill to evade federal background checks and purchase weapons from unlicensed private dealers at weekend gun shows.
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| | Bloomberg Says "Ditch Arizona, Come to NYC Instead"
The Arizona immigration bill signed into law today could have a chilling effect on international business travel, investment, and tourism in that state, as many people from around the world may think twice before visiting Arizona and subjecting themselves to potential run-ins with the police.
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| | Harlem School Of The Arts Holds Classes Once Again
Students are back at the Harlem School of the Arts, after the institution received $1 million in donations to reopen.
Supporters rallied to save the school, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the city's Department of Cultural Affairs helped with a special fundraising campaign that brought in money from four foundations
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| | Plan Gives Pedestrians a Plaza at NYC's Union Square
"Union Square is one of Manhattan's great spaces, but the surrounding streets have always been a bit of a mystery," said Janette Sadik-Khan, the transportation commissioner. "By simply reconfiguring the area, we can solve some of the traffic problems that have been an issue for decades."
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| | Editorial: 11 Years After Columbine, It's Time for Congress to Act
Apr. 20, 2010 HuffingtonPost.com
11 years after Columbine, the Gun Show Loophole in federal law remains wide open. So, today, the coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns that I co-chair with Mayor Tom Menino of Boston, now more than 500 mayors strong, is proud to join the Columbine and Virginia Tech families' effort by releasing new television ads which are running both nationally and in key states, calling on Congress to finally close the Gun Show Loophole.
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| | Progress Report: NYC Service Year One
Since launching in April 2009, NYC Service has engaged nearly 120,000 New Yorkers in a wide range of activities, from helping with the City’s H1N1 vaccination and education efforts, to providing tax assistance to low-income families, to beautifying neighborhood blocks, to coating rooftops with reflective white paint.
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| | "Rubber Rooms" for Teachers To Be Eliminated
Mayor Bloomberg and the city's teachers union have agreed to do away with "rubber rooms" and speed up hearings for teachers accused of wrongdoing or incompetence, ending a controversial disciplinary system.
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| | NY City Hall to Get Solar Panels
New York City Hall could be come one of the city’s largest providers of solar energy, if Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to install as many as 158 solar panels on its roof goes through
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| | Mayor: Yankees Game, Sausage Both A Real Treat
Apr. 13, 2010 NY Daily News
Mayor Bloomberg traveled to the Yankees game - and a pre-game press conference on waterfront redevelopment - via ferry from lower Manhattan, pausing to greet some tailgaters who offered him sausage...
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| | Editorial: Mayor Bloomberg's Island
Unable to carry its share of the costs, the New York State government has ceded responsibility for revitalizing Governors Island to New York City — which is exactly where the responsibility belongs.
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| | 300,000+ Trees Planted To Date Under PlaNYC
Apr. 8, 2010 Queens Gazette
In April, 2007, a 127-point plan known as PlaNYC was introduced by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. MillionTreesNYC, one of these 127 steps to a better city, is a program with planting 1,000,000 new trees throughout the city by 2017 as its goal.
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| | City To Expand Pedestrian Plazas
City officials, pleased with the success of the traffic ban in Times and Herald squares, yesterday asked community groups to submit smaller-scale ideas to expand the program around the city.
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| | City Kicks Off New Anti Smoking Campaign
Mayor Bloomberg announced a new effort to curb Smoking among New Yorkers. "Reverse the Damage" highlights the dangers of smoking, and offers hope for those who quit.
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| | Bloomberg Says a Soda Tax ‘Makes Sense’
Citing research that a penny-per-ounce tax on soda would reduce consumption, drive down obesity rates and provide massive savings on health care costs, Mike urged the NY State Legislator to approve a tax on sugary drinks as part of the state budget package.
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| | Hybrid Taxi Fleets: Why Not — Now?
Check out this great editorial from the National League of Cities citing the benefits and challenges of moving to hybrid taxi fleets in major US Cities.
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| | Let Charter Schools Flourish: Stop Pitting Parents Against Each Other
Feb. 24, 2010 NY Daily News
NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has an important op-ed piece in the NY Daily News in which he describes the efforts he and Mayor Bloomberg are taking to expand educational opportunities for New York City children & create more choices for parents.
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| | NYC To Create or Preserve 165,000 Affordable Homes by 2014
The city plans to ensure that an additional 32,000 units stay affordable for the next 30 years or so, protecting vulnerable lower-income New Yorkers from the next housing boom. In 2005, the city said it would build 92,000 units and preserve 73,000 by 2014. Now, it expects to build 60,000 and preserve 105,000.
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| | West Virginia Legislator: Don't try gun stings here
Feb. 15, 2010 NY Daily News
A legislator in W. VA wants to ban the type of undercover stings that NYC has used to showcase illegal gun sales in other states. A spokesman for the Mayor fired back: "Because 90% of guns used in crimes in New York City come from out of state, we have been forced to go outside our own borders to keep New Yorkers safe."
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| | How Parks Dept. Is Planting 1 MILLION Trees
Feb. 15, 2010 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
At a recent meeting of Community Board 7 serving Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace and Greenwood Heights, project forester Ian Jack gave an update report on the city’s PlaNYC 2030 MillionTreesNYC project.
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| | Immigrants: The Lifeblood of New York City
Feb. 13, 2010 mikebloomberg.com
During the 2009 election, Mike released a vision for immigration in the third term, and is committed to working with members of Congress, immigration advocates, policy experts and others to craft national immigration reform that provides a centrist approach.
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| | New York Traffic Experiment Gets Permanent Run on Broadway
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg told the NY Times, "that a reduction in injuries to pedestrians and motorists, along with a warm response from merchants and tourists, had persuaded him to retain the eight-month-old pedestrian plazas in Times Square and Herald Square, a marquee initiative for his administration that re-engineered the Midtown street grid."
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| | Transit bills fight climate change
Feb. 8, 2010 Politico.com
In a Politico op-ed, Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer argues that Congress must act on transit bills, which will improve transportation, fight climate changes, and create jobs.
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| | Bloomberg Among 2009's Top Philanthropists
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave away $254 million of his estimated $17.5 billion fortune to philanthropic causes last year, earning him the #4 spot on the list of Americans who gave the most to charity in 2009, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Bloomberg’s giving has increased steadily over the past few years, as he donated $205 million in 2007, and then $235 million in 2008.
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| | NYC Big Apps Contest Leverages Public Data
Feb. 8, 2010 Huffington Post
The New York City Big Apps Competition, launched by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, provided a torrent of city data to application developers to foster development of Apps that use public data.
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| | Winners of NYC Big Apps Contest Named
New York Economic Development Corporation's Big Apps competition announced its winners - three applications that provide tremendous utility to New Yorkers by leveraging public data feeds from the city.
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| | Planning on Drinking? Leave Your Gun at Home, Mayor Bloomberg Says
Mayor Bloomberg and State Senator Jeffrey Klein have come out strong against carrying firearms while drunk, introducing a bill Thursday that would make the practice illegal. "If you are too intoxicated to drive a car, you should not be carrying a gun," Bloomberg said.
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| | Pass the DREAM Act to give undocumented young people a future
Jan. 28, 2010 Seattle Times
The Seattle Times praised University of Washington President Mark Emmert for joining Mayor Bloomberg and other in supporting the DREAM Act, which would give permanent residency to immigrants that go to college or serve in the armed forces.
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| | Mayor Honors NYPD/FDNY Team That Returned From Haiti
"When the call to help went out, they didn't hesitate," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told NY1. "They stepped into an unbelievable situation and by all accounts performed magnificently. They showed once again that New York City is home to the bravest, finest, most dedicated, best-trained fire and police departments in the world."
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| | Mayor Bloomberg Wants to Save You Money
Jan. 21, 2010 NY Magazine
Mike announced the creation of a new task force that will "consolidate," "centralize" and "reduce" the size of the city government to save as much as $40 million in rent and energy costs.
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| | Bloomberg Highlights Strategy of Savings for City
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg focused on the incremental in his annual State of the City address on Wednesday, pledging to avoid any new spending, to consolidate government operations and to take modest steps in helping small businesses and minority youths.
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| | City Agencies Trading Top Deputies
Mayor Mike Bloomberg made good on his pledge from his 2010 inaugural address that leaders in various city agencies would serve in other agencies to gain perspective and foster innovation in city management.
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| | The US Needs An Infrastructure Bank
Jan. 15, 2010 Wall Street Journal
Three members of President Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board argue for the establishment of a National Infrastructure Bank (NIB) in a Wall Street Journal Op-ed. According to them, the U.S. needs to leverage private capital to help fund national infrastructure projects, just like similar efforts in the European Union and other parts of the world.
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| | Mayors Seek Role in Climate Regulation
Mayors across the world are making their voices heard on the issue of climate change, most recently at the climate conference in Copenhagen. A group called Local Governments for Sustainability, who sent the second largest delegation to the conference, held standing-room-only presentations throughout the week.
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| | Mayoral World Series Wager Supports Community Service
In support of their cities' representation in the 2009 World Series and in the spirit of community service, Mike Bloomberg and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter placed a friendly wager on the outcome of the contest.
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| | Mayors Against The Thune Amendment
Mayors Against Illegal Guns- a group of more than 400 Mayors led by NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg- pushing back hard against a U.S. Senate measure that would allow gun owners to carry their concealed weapons across state lines by requiring states to honor permits issued by other states.
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| | Bloomberg Funded W.H.O. Study Examines Traffic as Health Hazard
Traffic injuries are the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, and public health experts say that without intervention they will rise to fifth within 20 years, surpassing AIDS and tuberculosis. The report was financed by Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg helped announce the findings.
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| | FBI Says NYC is Safest of All Big Cites
New York has the lowest crime rate of the 25 largest cities in the country, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday. And of the 261 cities with more than 100,000 residents, New York's crime rate ranked 246th.
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| | Pledging $500 Million, Bloomberg And Gates Take Aim at Smoking
Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced that they would spend $500 million to stop people around the world from smoking.
The announcement was made at a joint news conference at TheTimesCenter in Midtown Manhattan attended by foundation staffers and foreign students enrolled in a tobacco control program at Johns Hopkins University that is supported by Mr. Bloomberg. He has campaigned against smoking for years, but this is a new direction for the Gates Foundation.
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