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Bloomberg Endorses the Public Option

Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go! (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009

Michael Bloomberg: Today, most Americans get their health coverage from...

Bloomberg: "Rich People Don’t Always Win"

Gothamist (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009

At last night's Working Families Party mayoral forum with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Comptroller Bill Thompson and City Councilman Tony Avella, Bloomberg defended his campaign spending , "I made every dime that I have... I've used my money only to talk about what I would do and what I have done. There's nothing wrong with that as far as I can see... Rich people don’t...

Bloomberg Endorses The Public Option

Liberals Are Cool (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009

NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorses the "public option": " Today, most Americans get their health coverage from private insurers. A public health insurance option would create a competitor to private insurers that could potentially drive down costs across the board. I support the concept of a public plan, because if it's done right, it means introducing exactly the kind...

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Bloomberg: New York Schools Won't Close For Muslim Holidays

Eye On The World (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

The Islamic busy little bees are working hard trying to shove Islam sown our throats. Bloomberg says the city is so diverse schools can't observe every holiday. ALBANY ( CBS ) ― Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City's schools can't close for Muslim holidays. The City Council is considering a nonbinding resolution on Tuesday asking the Education Department to observe...

• NY:Bloomberg: Schools Can't Observe Muslim Holidays - Islam in Action
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Bloomberg & Quinn: We must help developers

Queens Crap (Free subscription) | 02/07/2009

From the Times Newsweekly : Legislation to allow developers to quickly restart stalled construction sites by agreeing to increased safety standards while construction is suspended is on the way, announced Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri. As noted, the legislation would create a new program within the Department of...

Bloomberg: Schools can't observe Muslim holidays

Ahlul Bayt News Agency (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City's schools can't close for Muslim holidays.2009/7/1

PDF2009 how Technology is Improving Government by Mayor Michael Bloomberg

WebMetricsGuru (Free subscription) | 29/06/2009

10:00- 10:15am Keynote speech on how technology is improving government by Mayor Michael Bloomberg Michael didn’t show in person but connected remotely (though communication dropped for a few seconds). 311 is now a Twitter and Skype account, annouced a competition for innovation. NYC.gov, DoIT, Paul, Mayor’s Deputy is present.

Mayor Bloomberg Declares July 'Good Beer Month' In New York City

Slashfood (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009

Filed under: Beer , Celebrations , Food News , Summer The Good Beer Seal of approval. Photo: goodbeerseal.com. Earlier today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially proclaimed July to be "Good Beer Month." The declaration came at the request of a local collective known as " The Good Beer Seal ." Founded earlier this year by bar owners Garry Gillis ( Burp...

Bloomberg Gets Proactive In Face Of Senate Madness

WCBSTV.com: Your Source For New Yor (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

New York City's hastily appointed seven-member Board of Education has voted to reappoint Schools Chancellor Joel Klein with full authority to run the school system. The Board of Education was reinstated by city officials on Wednesday after the state Senate failed to act on a bill to renew Mayor Michael Bloomberg's control of the schools. The bill expired at midnight.

New York City - Bloomberg: NYC Schools Cannot Observe Muslim Holidays

Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009

New York City - Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City’s schools can’t close for Muslim holidays. The City Council is considering a non-binding resolution on Tuesday asking the Education Department to observe Eid al-Fitr (ayd ahl-FIH’-tur) and Eid al-Adha (eed al-AHD’-hah). New York City has the nation’s largest school system and 12 percent of its 1.1...

Bloomberg: How can you look yourself in the eye?

Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, via teleconference with Gov. David Paterson, just tore in to, without mentioning them by name, the senate, for its inaction so far on renewal of a mayoral control law for city schools that expires today. “How can anybody look themselves in the eye” asked the billionaire mayor who has made [...]

Russell Simmons: An Open Letter to Mayor Michael Bloomberg: Remember the Poor

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009

Dear my friend, Mayor Bloomberg, In the summertime, as a child, I used to play in the streets of Hollis, Queens. As we played, there...

Bloomberg Launches NYC Apps Contest

Fast Company Now (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009

Want to know if there's construction in the Midtown Tunnel, or to track the spending of federal stimulus dollars on projects in the Five Boroughs? Check your iPhone. At least that's what Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes you'll do. Bloomberg, making good on a promise of increased civic transparency for New Yorkers, initiated an annual contest this morning awarding cash prizes to Web...

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Bloomberg Launches NYC Apps Contest

Fast Company (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009

Want to know if there's construction in the Midtown Tunnel, or to track the spending of federal stimulus dollars on projects in the Five Boroughs? Check your iPhone. At least that's what Mayor Michael Bloomberg hopes you'll do. Bloomberg, making good on a promise of increased civic transparency for New Yorkers, initiated an annual contest this morning awarding cash prizes to Web...

The Senate Fiddles While Bloomberg Burns

Gotham Gazette: New York City News (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009

Type Size: The Senate Fiddles While Bloomberg Burnsby Gotham Gazette StaffJuly 1, 2009On Tuesday, it became painfully clear that the chaos in the Senate had doomed any hopes that the legislature could perform its most basic duties. As New York City waited to see if the Senate would reauthorize mayoral control of schools and approve a measure that would help the city balance its budget, senators...