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New York City Mayor

Incumbent: Mike Bloomberg (I)

Challengers: Bill Thompson (D, WF), Stephen Christopher (C), Joseph Dobrian (Libertarian), Dan Fein (Socialist Worker), Jimmy McMillan (Rent Is Too High), Francisca Villar (Socialism, Liberal), Bill Talen [Rev. Billy] (G).

March, 2010

Borough takes ‘wait and see attitude’ toward Charter Revision Commission

Courier-Life
Mayor: Community boards across the borough are crossing their fingers and hoping for the best this week now that Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the members of the new Charter Revision Commission. Comment.

Money woes loom for Coney Island’s Community Board 13

Courier-Life
Mayor: Community Board 13 fears it will be “decimated” by another round of budget cuts. Comment.

EPA designates Gowanus Canal a Superfund site

Courier-Life
Mayor: The Environmental Protection Agency today declared the Gowanus Canal a Superfund site, ending nearly a year of often toxic debate and beginning what supporters say will be a new dawn along one of the nation’s most polluted waterways. Comment.

February, 2010

John Haggerty focus of Manhattan DA probe: Post

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: A $750,000 personal campaign contribution from Mayor Michael Bloomberg that went through the state Independence Party and wound up in the hands of a firm headed by Queens Republican operative and Forest Hills resident John Haggerty is being investigated by the Manhattan district attorney’s office, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Comment.

January, 2010

Bloomberg unveils help for Queens small businesses

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Job creation and thrift were the two foremost topics on Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s mind as he laid out his State of the City address Wednesday at Astoria’s Frank Sinatra High School for the Performing Arts. Comment.

Gowanus and Newtown not created equal

Courier-Life
Mayor: What’s good for Newtown isn’t good enough for Gowanus — and some observers are wondering why. Comments (1).

Brooklyn a big player in New York’s tourism success

Courier-Life
Mayor: A Brooklyn eatery that has benefited from the city’s tourism efforts took center stage as Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced two upcoming promotions designed to encourage travelers to choose New York for a winter getaway. Comment.

Queens students ring in 2010 with mayor

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: For Townsend Harris High School senior Jeannette Raymond, being chosen to help lower the Times Square ball to usher in the new decade was especially good news for the Astoria resident who had just lost her father to cancer and is helping to care for her mother with Alzheimer’s. Comment.

Bloomberg inaugurated for third term

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg was sworn in Friday afternoon for a controversial third term as the city’s most powerful official during a chilly ceremony in the shadow of City Hall. Comment.
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