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Mayor Has New Plan to Cite Drivers Who Block the Box

05/25/07
Ticketing drivers who block intersections would become much easier under a plan announced yesterday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as part of a broader attack on traffic congestion. (NY Times)

Veterans Call on Mayor To Create Services

05/24/07
The Coalition of Veterans Organizations and City Council member Hiram Monserrate are calling on Mayor Bloomberg to create and fund resource centers for veterans returning from conflict areas. (NY Sun)

New Transportation Commissioner Supports Congestion Pricing Plan

05/23/07
Mayor Bloomberg's plan to charge $8 to drive into a large swath of Manhattan would not affect most city commuters, the new transportation commissioner said yesterday. (Daily News)

Bloomberg Rebukes Police Union

05/23/07
A day after the police commissioner appeared to side with the police union against Mayor Bloomberg, the mayor lashed out at the union, threatening to challenge a law that allows the union to arbitrate its contract with the state, not the city. (NY Sun)

Bloomberg Fumes Over FDNY Lawsuit

05/22/07
Charging that the FDNY's application test was rigged against minorities, the Justice Department filed a bombshell discrimination lawsuit against the city yesterday that could radically change the face of the Fire Department. The suit could lead to the retroactive hiring of hundreds of minority-group candidates who took the test as far back as 1999. "The Justice Department is wrong, and we'll see 'em in court," said Bloomberg, who said he personally made the city's case to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. (Daily News)

Bloomberg Skips State GOP Endorsement for Giuliani

05/22/07
New York's Republican Party is in a Rudy Giuliani state of mind - virtually the entire state GOP leadership yesterday endorsed the former mayor's bid for the presidency. But notably absent from the Rudymania festivities were Giuliani's successor, Mayor Bloomberg, and former U.S. Senate heavyweight Alfonse D'Amato, who remained neutral. (NY Post)

Lessons from the Food Stamp ‘Diet’

05/20/07
City Councilmember Eric Gioia describes his attempt to live for a week on the average food stamp allotment for individual -- $28 – and proposes steps to reduce hunger in the city. (Daily News)

Bloomberg Praises Parts of Immigration Bill

05/19/07
Mayor Michael Bloomberg Friday applauded proposed national immigration reform yesterday that he said would tighten borders and abandon the "crazy concept" of deporting 12 million people who are here illegally. But he said the plan has shortcomings, including rules that illegal immigrants already here return to their home countries to reapply for entry and a guest worker program that would require them to leave after two years. (Daily News)

Bloomberg Visits Former Rival’s Radio Show

05/18/07
When Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg visited the studios of Air America Radio yesterday for an interview at the hands of Mark Green, the two men made a show of how deeply they had buried the hatchet since their bruising contest for mayor in 2001. (NY Times)

Judge Orders Police Department Files on Preconvention Surveillance Opened

05/17/07
The documents reveal police surveillance of protesters at the 2004 Republican convention in New York. (NY Times)

Gun Giveaway in Response to Bloomberg Legal Action Expands in Virginia

05/17/07
A gun rights group said yesterday that it would double the number of guns it planned to give away at a raffle tonight to raise money for two Virginia gun shops being sued by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. (NY Times)

Parks Commissioner Honored for Crime Fight

05/17/07
The city parks commissioner chased down a man who snatched a tourist's purse Saturday, adding another episode to his alter-ego as a crime fighter. (NY Sun)

Bloomberg Calls on Cities to Fight Global Warming

05/16/07
Speaking at an international summit on climate change n New York City yesterday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that the solution to global warming lay with the world’s mayors. Bloomberg argued that cities, which are responsible for 80 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, must take the lead in addressing issues where national governments have not. (NY Times)

Council Members Seek Bigger Tax Rebates

05/16/07
The three Republican members of the City Council want some of the city’s budget surplus to be used to increase property tax rebates. (NY Sun)

Bruno Hoping for Governor Bloomberg

05/15/07
Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno told Mayor Bloomberg yesterday he'd be an excellent president - after he first runs for governor in 2010. (NY Post)

Council Members Back Reporter Banished From Blue Room

05/15/07
A longtime reporter, blogger, and gadfly's banishment from certain mayoral press conferences is on the verge of erupting into a legal battle likely to raise questions about the First Amendment rights of journalists and the definition of a journalist. (NY Sun)

Term Limits Prompt Electoral Scramble

05/14/07
Thirty-four City Council members, term-limited in 2009, are already vying for offices that will be vacant, such as the comptroller, public advocate and some borough presidents, while others hope to kick current lawmakers out of office. (NY Post)

Bloomberg Beats Giuliani

05/14/07
Mayor Michael Bloomberg a better mayor of New York than Rudolph Giuliani and would make a better president, according to a Daily News poll of New Yorkers. (Daily News)

More About Bloomberg’s White House Plans

05/14/07
Mayor Michael Bloomberg simultaneously rejects and stokes the idea that he might run for president, sharpening his national profile and allowing behind-the-scenes machinations just in case he decides to make an independent bid for the White House. Despite frequent denials, Bloomberg, a multibillionaire who has already spent vast sums to become mayor, has increasingly fueled speculation that he will run, by doing things like retooling his campaign web site to promote his record in the public and private sectors. (NY Times)

Bloomberg Lobbies for PlaNYC

05/14/07
Mayor Michael Bloomberg heads to Albany this afternoon to lobby state leaders on his plaNYC proposals to make Big Apple cleaner, healthier and more livable for an estimated million more residents by 2030. (NY Times)

Bad Diet Bloats Council Member

05/14/07
After a few days on his food stamp diet – spending only $28 a week on food – City Councilmember Eric Gioia is full of salt, fat and calories having gained two pounds despite being hungry. The $28 -week is the average food stamp allotment for a single recipient. (Daily News)

Bloomberg Hits Spitzer’s Day-Care Order

05/12/07
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday criticized Governor Eliot Spitzer for signing an executive order that gives 28,000 home day-care providers in the city the right to join unions and negotiate for higher pay. Bloomberg spokesman Stu Loeser complained the governor's move could hurt poor families by driving up the cost of day care. (Daily News)

Kelly Criticizes Rookie Salaries

05/12/07
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said paltry pay for police department rookies – more than $10,000 a year less than the starting salary for new firefighters -- "a major ongoing concern for the department" and a "major issue for this city" – and something he is powerless to change. (NY Post)

Recycling Crackdown

05/12/07
The city is launching a crackdown on building owners whose employees flout recycling laws and will issue fines to repeat offenders, officials said. (NY Post)

Virginia Warns Bloomberg on New Gun Law

05/11/07
Virginia’s attorney general has warned Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg about a new law that will prevent the mayor from sending undercover private investigators to buy guns in Virginia. (NY Times)

City Hall to Get $60 Million Make Over

05/11/07
On the outside, City Hall is a majestic building surrounded by a well-kept park with a fountain and sculpture. On the inside, however, the paint is peeling on walls bearing priceless artwork, the elevator routinely breaks down, and exposed wires make the city's seat of government a potential firetrap. (NY Post)

Eugene Sworn In

05/10/07
Mathieu Eugene was sworn into the City Council yesterday, apparently putting to rest questions about his residency. But Eugene refused again to sign an affidavit stating that he had met requirements that he lived in the district, the 40th in Brooklyn. (NY Times)

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