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Bloomberg, Clinton to Merge Environmental Efforts

Apr 14th 2011 – 4:43AM
AP

AP

NEW YORK -- The air in Times Square is cleaner since cars were banned from two stretches of Broadway in 2009 and a pedestrian plaza created, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Wednesday as he announced an environmental collaboration with former President Bill Clinton. Bebeto Matthews, AP New York Mayor Michael...

Passengers Tell of Horror in Fatal Bus Crash

By Lisa HolewaMar 12th 2011 – 2:01PM
ABC / AP

ABC / AP

Most of the 32 passengers aboard a bus returning from a casino during this morning's early hours were catching up on sleep, passengers said, when everything changed from routine to horrifying. The World Wide Tours bus, on its way to Manhattan's Chinatown from the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut, flipped on a Bronx...

'Feelings Thermometer': Michelle Obama Ranks 'Warmest' With Voters, Pelosi 'Coldest'

Mar 7th 2011 – 9:21AM
Jose Luis Magana, AP

Jose Luis Magana, AP

Everyone is used to the familiar "horse race" poll that tells us who is out front when it comes to a campaign, but Quinnipiac University has a different measure for some of today's leading political personalities: namely, who ranks the "warmest" and "coldest" on a "feelings thermometer"?

Opinion: Scandal Debunks Education Miracles

By Walt GardnerMar 1st 2011 – 5:00AM
Getty

Getty

A scandal now unfolding in New York City, home of the nation's largest school district, is calling into question whether miracles in education are really mirages. From 2006 to 2010, the number of students who passed statewide math tests in Grades 3 through 8 soared from 58 to 82 percent. During the same period, the...

Voodoo Ritual, Sex Gone Awry Caused Fatal NYC Fire

Feb 25th 2011 – 9:38PM

NEW YORK -- Candles ringing a bed in a voodoo ceremony that included sex ignited sheets and clothing strewn nearby and caused a fatal apartment fire last weekend, a city official said Friday. The blaze started around 6:40 p.m. Sunday, when a woman visited a fourth-floor apartment in Brooklyn and paid a man $300 to perform...

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Why Bloomberg Is Right

Jun 01st 2012 - 01:43PM

I think Mayor Michael Bloomberg is right.

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Homeless Youth Advocates Push Back Against Bloomberg's 2013 Budget

Jun 01st 2012 - 09:33AM

On Thursday, more than 150 advocates and homeless youth gathered on the steps of New York City Hall to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed budget for next year, which they say would cut 60 percent of the city's current funding for homeless youth services.

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Soda Today, Schmeers Tomorrow: Bloomberg's Ban A Slippery Slope?

Jun 01st 2012 - 09:23AM

NEW YORK -- Just how far would a government go to protect us from ourselves?

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Background on michael bloomberg

Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician who is currently Mayor of New York City.

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