Mayor Michael Bloomberg who uses his office to promote a healthier lifestyle for New Yorkers – urged Albany to tax sugary drinks by one cent for each ounce in his weekly radio address this morning. He estimated a nearly $1 billion windfall from the tax, which Gov. Paterson considered in the past but dropped amid [...]
Mayor Bloomberg says he believed Fire Department written exams were not biased against minorities because that’s what FDNY brass and firefighters told him, court papers reveal. Bloomberg was grilled for three hours by lawyers for black firefighters who are trying to determine how he responded to the lack of diversity in the largely white department. [...]
The two Democrats vying to succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg faced off in the first round of mayoral debates Wednesday night. Both City Comptroller Bill Thompson and Queens City Councilman Tony Avella wasted no time challenging the Mayor’s record on education, employment, crime and the city budget. Things also got heated when the candidates opened the [...]
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended the decades-old Taylor Law, which prohibits strikes by public employees. “I think it is a very good law that has withstood the test of time,” Bloomberg said at a press conference. “Can you improve it? Yeah, you can always improve it. But you’ve got to be careful about walking away from [...]
City Comptroller Bill Thompson picked up support from State Senator Diane Savino during a visit to Staten Island Wednesday, while repeating a now-familiar line of attack against his chief political opponent — Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “It’s about a Republican mayor who for eight years has focused on developers, has focused on the wealthy, has focused [...]
Feeling pay envy, City Council officials are doling out hefty raises to their staffers similar to those awarded a month ago by Mayor Bloomberg to his managers and non-union employes-4% for each of two years. Maria Alvarado, a spokeswoman for Council Speaker Christine Quinn confirmed the raises, after inquiries were made by the Daily News, [...]
Ever since Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy last September, creditors have been lining up to get their share, from a $233 million claim from a former employee for deferred compensation to one for $160 for a bounced check from the American Red Cross in Millburn, N.J. Add to that list a longtime friend and defender [...]
Mayor Bloomberg swore he wouldn’t run for a third term – and then he did. He recently promised he wouldn’t seek a fourth term, but Thursday wouldn’t rule that out either. Asked if he’d be interested in making it 16 years at City Hall, Bloomberg responded, “The law does not permit it.” That’s true – [...]
More city teachers are reportedly failing to make the grade. The Daily News reported today that the percentage of teachers rated unsatisfactory has nearly doubled over the last three years. According to the report, a little more than 1,500 of the school system’s approximately 80,000 teachers received the unsatisfactory rating. That’s about two percent of [...]
Senator Charles Schumer says he’s fighting a piece of legislation that would override New York state’s tough conceal and carry gun law. At a news conference yesterday, Schumer said the measure, which was introduced by South Dakota Senator John Thune, would force communities to let people from other states where concealed weapons are legal carry [...]
