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Bloomberg on NYC drone program vs. street cameras: ‘What’s the difference?’
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in an interview on Friday that the city may turn to the use of a drone program for public safety monitoring. According to CBS New York, the mayor believes that the thousands of surveillance cameras already mounted all around the city are not…
NYPD spent one million hours arresting marijuana users: report
Could New York hold the record for most pot possession arrests? A new report out Tuesday said police there spent about a million hours taking offenders into custody between 2002 and 2012. The findings by the Drug Policy Alliance, which favors the decriminalization of the substance, was done at the…
Watch live: Holder and Bloomberg speak at mayors conference
Attorney General Eric Holder and NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg speak at the 81st meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to discuss the fiscal cliff agreement, Sandy response, immigration and gun control. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 18. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news…
Watch live: Mayor Bloomberg speaks on gun control
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg makes an announcement regarding gun violence and legislation. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Dec. 17. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
Watch live: Coverage of superstorm Sandy’s aftermath
New York City’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg provides an update on relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy LIVE VIDEO: Gov. Andrew Cuomo briefs the public on clean-up and recovery efforts in New York in the wake of…
Watch live: Clinton and Bloomberg dedicate Four Freedoms Park
President Bill Clinton, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Tom Brokaw attend a dedication ceremony for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Oct. 17. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
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…
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…
Stewart: New York ‘criminalizing soft drinks and decriminalizing soft drugs’
On Thursday night’s edition of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart followed up on an earlier discussion of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s initiative to ban sugary soft drinks in servings of more than 16 ounces. Wednesday, New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) announced legislation that would decriminalize the possession of small…
Analysis says New York’s stop-and-frisk policy isn’t working
An analysis of the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy by DNAinfo.com says that, despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s allegations, stopping more people hasn’t prevented an increase in shootings. The number of shooting victims in the city increased between 2009 and 2011, Murray Weiss writes, from 1,727 to 1,821, despite officers…
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