Tag Archives: Michael Bloomberg

In an effort to increase the number of residential New York City buildings that entirely ban tenants from smoking, Mayor Bloomberg today proposed a law that would require all such buildings to adopt formal written policies on where and if smoking is allowed. “We think that people ought to know whether they might be exposed to second-hand smoke in their …

“These laws are vigilantism masquerading as self-defense, and getting 25 states to pass them is one of the best con jobs the NRA’s leaders have ever pulled off. They don’t give a damn whether innocent people are shot and killed. And they don’t give a damn about the integrity of the American justice system. They want to create a nation …

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is in Washington to launch a national campaign to repeal the “Stand Your Ground” laws which the National Rifle Association has paid to implement in dozens of states. The campaign will be very challenging. The National Rifle Association, which supported” the “Stand Your Ground” law in Florida, is one of the most powerful and …

With a Jonas brother and openly gay actor Michael Urie, this weekend NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg performed in a charity Broadway show. Details of Inner Circle 2012 are here.

The U.S. Census has rejected Mayor Bloomberg’s challenge of the 2010 population count. The Bloomberg administration said that the bureau’s 2010 count overlooked people in Astoria and Jackson Heights in Queens and Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst in Brooklyn. In 2010, the Census Bureau said the city population had increased by 166,855 to 8,175,133 over the past decade. City officials argued …

Late last year Hillary Clinton revealed that she would likely not be staying on for Obama’s second term, leading to fevered speculation as to her possible successor. New York’s tabloids are floating Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the job. Hizzoner said Thursday he would consider a role in the President’s cabinet if one is offered — regardless of which candidate wins …

As the number of random* stop-and-frisk incidents continue to skyrocket in New York City, a satirical website claims that the NYPD and McDonald’s have joined up to offer free Happy Meals to the victims of police harassment. According to the NYCLU, stop-and-frisk occurrences that do not result in an arrest have climbed 600% under the Bloomberg administration. *Not so random …

The NYC Council wants to end the practice of slapping huge hard-to-remove stickers on cars that block the street cleaning machines. Bloomberg says he’ll likely veto their decision, because car owners need to suffer for their lazy ways. At a press conference yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared himself “adamantly” opposed to the City Council’s recent vote to ban what members …

A Freedom To Marry press conference including Mayor Bloomberg and many others is underway at this writing. Video to follow, hopefully. If your mayor does not appear on the list, send him/her this statement to join.

The Wall Street Journal reports: The mayors of several big cities, including Chicago, New York, Boston and Los Angeles, are joining together to support same-sex marriage rights, a move that could put additional pressure on President Barack Obama to do the same. The effort is being organized by Freedom to Marry, an advocacy group that plans a news conference Friday …

Add soft drinks to the lengthening list of products on Bloomberg’s hit list. The above poster is now plastered all over the subway system. Mayor Bloomberg defended the graphic posters. “What do you want to do? Do you want to have people lose their legs?” Bloomberg said Tuesday. “Or do you want to show them what happens so that they …

NY Sen. Ruben Diaz is denouncing Gov. Andrew Cuomo and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg as sinning fornicators who are setting evil examples for all of the state. “I, for my part, don’t want to offend anyone, but the Bible, the word of God; calls it fornication to live as husband and wife without having made this union a wedding officially …

[Photo Credit: Julie Turkewitz] Thirteen AIDS activists were arrested in downtown Manhattan today in a joint protest organized by Housing Works, Occupy Wall Street, and others. Among their demands is the institution of an unprecedented tax on millionaires with the revenue specifically directed to fight HIV/AIDS. Via press release: In the tradition of the working-class hero of Sherwood Forest, the …

Acting upon the orders of Mayor Bloomberg, hundreds of police officers raided Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park in a pre-dawn raid today. At least 75 Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested as they were rousted from their tents and sleeping bags. The mayor’s office sent out a message on Twitter at 1:19 a.m. saying: “Occupants of Zuccotti should temporarily leave and remove …

At least long enough for it to be cleaned. Last night, Mayor Bloomberg delivered a message to Occupy Wall Street protesters who’ve been camped out at Zuccotti Park the past several weeks: the park needs to be cleaned. And protesters, their signs, sleeping bags, and, presumably, portable libraries need to temporarily vacate the premises while the park’s property owner can …

“The protests that are trying to destroy the jobs of working people in this city aren’t productive. What they’re trying to do is take away the jobs of people working in the city, take away the tax base that we have. We’re not going to have money to pay our municipal employees or anything else.” – Mayor Michael Bloomberg, telling …

Bill Gates once agin tops Forbes’ list of the nation’s richest people. The wealthiest New Yorker is Tea Party puppeteer David Koch (above), who is worth $25 billion and with his brother is tied for the fourth wealthiest person in America. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is second in New York and twelfth nationally with a worth of $19.5 billion. Almost all …