Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed a spending plan lacking drama, with the most contentious elements of the budget at least seeming familiar.

View original post here:
Mayor Bloomberg’s Budget Avoids Tax Rises or Broad Layoffs

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will join thousands in taking an online computer coding course.

See the article here:
New York mayor learning to code

A number of Islamic leaders in New York City boycott Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s annual interfaith breakfast, in protest at reports of spying on Muslims.

Go here to see the original:
Muslims boycott NY mayor’s event

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg share many political positions, but they are very frustrated with each other, those who know them say.

Go here to see the original:
For Cuomo and Bloomberg, the Friction Doesn’t Let Up

On Tuesday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg evicted the Occupy movement from its spiritual home near Wall Street. Soon afterward, a longtime Occupier sent us his testimony from the streets of New York: “Lost my stuff, including power cord for my laptop, in the raid, something or someone cleared out my bank account, and it’s raining. I could just write a country song. I’ll tell you this: the resolve is still here. People I talk to are a healthy mixture of rage, comedy, resolve, and excitement. Also exhaustion. Maybe the raid was the best thing that could happen? Winning at last, winning at last, thank God Almighty, we are winning at last.” Read full article > >

Read more:
Why Occupy Wall Street will keep up the fight

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has never thought of himself as a wordsmith but, in his third term in office, he has come to appreciate the impact of an eloquent message presented in a meaningful setting.

See the rest here:
Bloomberg Turns From Data to Speeches to Make His Point

Occupy Wall Street, with its unpredictable nature, has become a management dilemma for Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg late in his third term.

Link:
For Bloomberg, Wall Street Protest Poses a Challenge

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s 45 percent approval rating comes as residents express widespread economic anxieties.

See the original post:
Poll Finds Bloomberg’s Approval Rating the Lowest in 6 Years

In a speech at Cooper Union, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg frames the issue as a promotion of freedom and tolerance, and a question of civil law and not faith.

More here:
Bloomberg States Case, Emphatically and Personally, for Same-Sex Marriage

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on state lawmakers to approve a bill allowing same-sex marriage during a speech across the street from the site of Abraham Lincoln’s historic address on slavery. Governor Andrew Cuomo is also pushing for…

Read the original here:
Bloomberg Picks Up Gay Marriage Fight

Bill Clinton and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg have decided to merge their global climate groups. The new group will be a combination of C40, the Bloomberg-run coalition of international cities, and the Clinton Climate Initiative, one of Clinton’s…

View original post here:
Clinton, Bloomberg Merge Climate Groups

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said the proposed budget was likely to require the city to make another round of cuts.

Read this article:
City Room: State Budget Deal Is an ‘Outrage,’ Bloomberg Says

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, ever ambitious, now wants to dominate a new sphere — the world of opinion.

Visit link:
After Business and Politics, Mayor Tests Opinion

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will issue his proposed spending plan for New York on Thursday, and it comes as he fights with Albany over cuts to city programs.

More here:
Bloomberg’s Budget to Include Teacher Layoffs

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will issue his proposed spending plan for New York on Thursday, and it comes as he fights with Albany over cuts to city programs.

View original post here:
Bloomberg’s Budget to Include Teacher Layoffs