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Bloomberg on racial bias complaint: ‘Life isn’t always fair’
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg took issue with a racial bias complaint filed Thursday against eight local high schools, telling WNBC-TV, “Life isn’t always fair.” The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed the complaint against the city saying the admissions test used for eight specialized high schools in the area…
New York City officially limits super-sized sodas
The New York City Health Board on Thursday imposed a limited ban on super-sized soda drinks that Mayor Michael Bloomberg blames for fueling an obesity crisis. The ban, hotly opposed by soft drinks manufacturers but hailed by health campaigners, was first proposed by Bloomberg and Thursday’s formal approval was not…
Trojan vibrator giveaway buzzing again in Meatpacking District
After the city of New York shut down Trojan’s “Pleasure Carts” earlier this week, the sex toy and condom giveaway was back up and running on Thursday. Mayor’s Bloomberg’s office shut down the operation on Wednesday, citing a lack of permits. But the operation was buzzing again on Thursday night,…
Gun control advocate Bloomberg backs Sen. Scott Brown
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg plans to host a fundraising event in August for Republican Sen. Scott Brown (MA), who is being challenged by Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren. “The biggest reason the mayor is supporting Senator Brown is the senator’s help on one of our biggest gun issues:…
Bloomberg columnist: Libor scandal couldn’t be worse from Wall Street’s perspective
Bloomberg View columnist William Cohan said Thursday that the Libor rate-fixing scandal could lead to stricter regulations on Wall Street. “The timing couldn’t be worse from Wall Street’s perspective because, as you know, the Dodd-Frank law and the Volcker Rule are still being hashed out in Washington,” he told Current…
Bloomberg promotes ‘micro’ apartments in NYC
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched a tender for the construction of “micro-apartments” in the Big Apple, where rents are exorbitant and the number of singles is on the rise. A pilot project slated for construction in Manhattan’s Kips Bay section will feature rental apartments ranging from 275 to…
Bloomberg interrupts Coney Island speech to ask ‘Who wrote this sh*t?’
In a pun-filled speech that had even the stuffed hot dog character face-palming, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s performance at yesterday’s Coney Island hot dog contest weigh-in prompted even the mayor to curse. His outburst, captured on the video below, followed several sentences of cringe-worthy puns like, “Now, let me be perfectly…
China blocks Xi web searches after Bloomberg report
China blocked web searches on Saturday for the name of leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping, a day after cutting access to Bloomberg sites following the agency’s publication of a report on his family’s wealth. Financial newswire Bloomberg used publicly available records to compile a list of investments by Chinese Vice President Xi’s…
Bloomberg remains firm on stop and frisk policy despite march
Thousands of people marched in silence in New York to protest against street checks by police that rights activists say disproportionately target blacks and Hispanics. The demonstration, called by civil rights organizations, began in Harlem and moved south through Manhattan to the residence of Mayor Michael Bloomberg in Manhattan’s posh…
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