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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).

December, 2009

Everybody into the pool! Mayor breaks ground at McCarren Park

Courier-Life
Mayor: Nearly 70 years after it was first constructed through a federal Works Progress Administration project, McCarren Park Pool is nearly ready to once again play host to Brooklyn’s swimmers, bathers and skaters. Comment.

Bloomy: Housing in ‘park’ is still the plan

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: So much for that Daily News “exclusive” this morning. Comment.

Bloomy spent $102 million to be mayor for third round

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: How much does it cost to win a third mayoral term in New York City? Comment.

City fines John Liu $544K for illegal campaign signs

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 23: The city has fined City Councilman John Liu’s (D-Flushing) successful campaign for city comptroller more than $500,000 for illegally posting signs, according to the city Sanitation Department. Comment.

Bloomy vs. Thompson II: Mayor sues comptroller over jail reopening

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The mayoral election has been resolved, but Mayor Bloomberg is still bashing outgoing Comptroller Bill Thompson — this time over the controversial Brooklyn House of Detention. Comment.

November, 2009

Bloomy won boro by fewer votes than ‘05

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Though Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s support from Queens voters dwindled this year compared to the last election, he still carried the borough — in part buoyed by individuals who came out to vote for the three Republicans who won City Council seats in Queens, Executive Vice Chair of the Queens GOP Vincent Tabone said. Comment.

On Election Day, the ‘Oracle’ is a Bloomberg shill!

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Oracle of Park Slope is now a shill for Bloomberg! Comment.

SE Qns. voters claim term limits last straw

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his controversial bid for a third term by a surprisingly slim margin. Part of the reason for his win may be that in southeast Queens, his Democratic rival, city Comptroller William Thompson, bested Bloomberg by wide margins in several state Assembly districts, city Board of Elections statistics show. Comment.

Queens sends Marshall, Bloomy back for another round, hands Liu a landslide

TimesLedger Newspapers
Queens Borough President: Saying issues like crime, education and affordable housing drove them to the polls Tuesday, Queens residents helped to re-elect Helen Marshall as borough president and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to the city’s highest office by a narrow, while sending John Liu (D-Flushing) to the comptroller’s office as the first Asian American to win a citywide office. Comment.

Bloomy bucks mean bupkis in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Mayor Bloomberg rolled to a third term on Tuesday, but he didn’t win Brooklyn. Comment.

October, 2009

Jackie Robinson’s widow endorses the non-black, non-Brooklynite mayoral candidate

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Rachel Robinson, the widow of great Brooklyn Dodger and legendary civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson, endorsed Mayor Bloomberg for re-election, chosing the white, non-Brooklynite over a black borough native. What would Gil Hodges think? Comment.

BREAKING: Marty — a loyal Dem — backs Bloomy for mayor!

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Borough President Markowitz — a Democrat — endorsed Mayor Bloomberg over Democratic rival (and Brooklynite!) Bill Thompson near Borough Hall today, calling the would-be third-term mayor “one of the greats.” Comments (1).

Who will win on Tuesday? These pols think they know

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Downtown Democratic powerbroker Steve Cohn had his annual pre-Election Day breakfast at Junior’s, so we caught up with all the local poobahs to get their predictions about Tuesday’s mayoral election. Mayor Bloomberg may be up by 15 percent in the polls, but these Democratic pols are convinced that he’ll wake up on Nov. 4 as the outgoing leader. Comment.

Bloomberg’s third term gets nod from Gennaro

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) crossed party lines last week to support Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s third bid against Democratic city Comptroller Bill Thompson for the city’s highest office, citing his support for the independent candidate’s environmental efforts. Comment.

Thompson criticizes Bloomy campaign expenses

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg for spending about $85 million of his own money on his re-election campaign at a rally the Southeast Queens Clergy for Political Awareness held in St. Albans Saturday. Comment.

Democrat Koppell endorses Bloomberg

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: Anthony Rivieccio is flabbergasted. On Monday, October 26, incumbent 11th Council District Democrat Oliver Koppell endorsed incumbent Republican Michael Bloomberg for mayor. Comment.

Thompson stumps on Broadway

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: Watch candidate Bill Thompson duck into Loeser’s Kosher Deli. Watch Thompson order a hot dog, knish and soda. Watch a Thompson sign appear in Loeser’s window. Comment.

Bloomy honors Sunnyside’s bilingual theater troupe

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: The city’s only bilingual Hispanic theater company, based in Sunnyside, was one of six citywide institutions and individuals whom Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented with his annual awards for arts and culture at Astoria’s Frank Sinatra School of the Arts last week. Comment.

Thompson blasts Bloomy, city with charge PS 147 is altering grades

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayoral candidate William Thompson has blasted Michael Bloomberg and the city Department of Education after a published report revealed failing students at a Cambria Heights public school were allegedly being promoted to the next grade level. Comment.

Betrayal! Boro’s two top Dems are supporting non-Democrats

The Brooklyn Paper
Council District 34: The head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party and the party’s highest ranking elected official both turned against their party’s nominees for the Nov. 3 general election when they lent their endorsements to non-Democratic candidates. Comments (2).

Bay Terrace group hosts mayoral foes

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city Comptroller William Thompson each laid out their visions for the city’s future during a mayoral forum at the Bayside Jewish Center last week, touching on the city’s economy, housing, crime rates and senior services. Comment.

Thompson takes on Billyburg: Mayoral candidate opens new campaign office

Courier-Life
Mayor: Amid a cheerful crowd spilling out onto the street and chanting “Eight is Enough!”, City Comptroller and mayoral hopeful William Thompson officially opened his Williamsburg campaign office on October 2. Comments (1).

Brooklyn leaders balk at “party Marty’s” Bloomberg endorsement

for Courier-Life
Mayor: Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s endorsement of Mayor Michael Bloomberg is not sitting well with the borough’s Democratic leaders. Comments (2).

Thompson, Walcott in Bronx

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development Dennis Walcott extended a hand to City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson in the Bronx on Friday, October 2. Thompson took the hand, and then bared his teeth. Comment.

Go green by going white, say Gore and Bloomy

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he planned to paint the town white upon meeting with former Vice President Al Gore last week on top of a Long Island City YMCA, where the two made the roof more environmentally friendly by adding a coat of paint. Comment.

September, 2009

Our pick: Mike Bloomberg for mayor

Community Newspaper Group
Editorial: The Community Newspaper Group, and its 30 papers and Web sites in Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn, strongly endorses Mayor Mike Bloomberg for a third term. Here’s why. Comments (2).

Bloomberg backs Ognibene in bid to oust Liz Crowley

TimesLedger Newspapers
Council District 30: The Republican challenger to City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) got a big boost to his campaign last week when Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped by to endorse him. Comment.

It’s Thompson versus Bloomberg for mayor

Courier-Life
Mayor: Extolling supporters to chant with him that eight years is enough, Comptroller William Thompson vowed a spirited campaign to defeat incumbent Mike Bloomberg in the November general election for New York City mayor. Comments (1).

Avella trounced by Thompson in mayoral primary

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: City Comptroller William Thompson defeated City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) in the Democratic mayoral primary and will now go on to face Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the Nov. 3 election. Comment.

Meet Comptroller Bill Thompson

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson visited The Brooklyn Paper’s office last month to outline his vision for the city — and his plans differ from his Democratic rival on just about all counts. Comments (1).

Meet Councilman Tony Avella

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Queens lawmaker is a firebrand — and he wants to be your mayor. Comment.

Bloomy’s back to school battle

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: As public school students in Queens and throughout the city waved goodbye to the summer and prepared to head back to school this week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and members of his administration were busy touting what they said were increases in student and school performance and classroom seats. Comment.

Naked Cowboy hits Brooklyn campaign trail — in his skivvies

Courier-Life
Mayor: How’s this for a mayoral campaign stop — prance around in nothing but a pair of snug undies and ask a group of Brooklynites for their votes? Comment.

Bloomberg stumps at new Sunnyside office

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg looked at the crowd packed into his Sunnyside office that opened last week and noted the diversity. Comment.

Thompson talks Bronx

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson huddled with reporters at the downtown Brooklyn headquarters of the Community Newspaper Group on Monday, September 31 to discuss his five-borough plan. Comment.

Thompson accuses mayor of letting Queens hospitals fail

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Democratic mayoral contender Bill Thompson, the city comptroller, slammed the Bloomberg administration for not fighting harder to keep the now shuttered St. John’s, Mary Immaculate and Parkway hospitals open. Comment.

Caribbean Life endorses Thompson in Democratic Primary

BoroPolitics.com
Mayor: Caribbean Life, a 101,000 circulation newspaper published by Community Newspaper Group, today endorsed — in the Democratic primary election — William Thompson for mayor, John Liu for comptroller, and Bill de Blasio for public advocate Comment.

Bronx newspapers endorse Thompson, Katz, deBlasio

BoroPolitics.com
Mayor: The Bronx Times and Bronx Times-Reporter today endorsed William Thompson for the Democratic nomination for Mayor, Melinda Katz for Comptroller, and Bill deBlasio for Public Advocate. Comments (1).

Queens newspapers back Thompson in Dem mayoral bid; Liu for Comptroller, Gioia for Public Advocate

BoroPolitics.com
Mayor: TimesLedger Newspapers of Queens — a chain of 14 newspapers with a circulation of 73,500 copies — today endorsed candidates in the citywide Democratic Primary election. Comment.

Brooklyn’s Courier-Life publishes Democratic primary picks

BoroPolitics.com
Mayor: Courier-Life Publications, Brooklyn’s largest-circulation newspaper chain, today endorsed candidates in the upcoming Democratic primary election. Comment.

Bloomberg’s plan for swine flu includes vaccine, open schools

for TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and key administration members Tuesday rolled out the city’s battle plan against a probable H1N1 flu outbreak that includes keeping schools open but the mayor said it was uncertain when a new flu vaccine would be available. Comment.

Meet Comptroller Bill Thompson

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Democrat who wants to be mayor sits down with our reporters and editors. With video … Comment.

Meet Councilman Tony Avella

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: The Queens lawmaker is a firebrand — and he wants to be your mayor. With video … Comment.

NYPD staffing woes could continue in Bloomie’s next term

Courier-Life
Mayor: Brooklyn won’t be flooded with new cops anytime soon. Comment.

August, 2009

Bloomberg defends Shulman in Willets Point flap

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg dismissed Monday accusations the city used public funds to form a group headed by former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman to lobby on its behalf during the administration’s battle to push through the massive Willets Point redevelopment project. Comment.

Pizzagate 2009: Is scrutiny over mayoral pizza technique unfounded?

Courier-Life
Mayor: A saucy staffer for candidate Michael Bloomberg insists hizzoner isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty — especially when he’s digging into Brooklyn’s favorite finger food. Comment.

Is Bloomy buying his re-election?

for The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Our cartoonist thinks so. Comment.

Mayor opposed to CBA

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: It appears that The Related Companies will sign a community benefits agreement at the Kingsbridge Armory. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is none too pleased. Comment.

Avella pushes nabe-based planning

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: Mayoral candidate Tony Avella let fly at incumbent Michael Bloomberg at a sit-down interview with Community News Group reporters on Monday, August 24. Comment.

Meet the other mayors of Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Bloomy ain’t the only mayor in town. Comment.

Avella mayoral aspirations begin with community-based planning

Courier-Life
Mayor: Calling for the ouster of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council member Tony Avella faced reporters from the Community Newspaper Group last week to make his case for being the next mayor. Comment.

Bloomberg: New Coney Island almost here

Courier-Life
Mayor: Coney Island could get revitalized a lot sooner than you think. Comment.

Bloomy drops by our office — and makes his case for a third term

The Brooklyn Paper
Mayor: Mayor Bloomberg sat down with our editors and reporters on Monday — and he made news with practically everything he said. Comments (1).

Mayoral underdog Tony Avella has bite

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: “Let’s face it, it’s tough,” Avella said of running without the name recognition of his rivals, Mayor Mike Bloomberg and city Comptroller William Thompson. “But from the beginning, I decided not to sell my soul to raise large amounts of money. It would defeat the purpose of my campaign. ” Comment.

City workers’ union backs Thompson, to Bloomberg’s dismay

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: The city’s largest municipal union last week threw its weight behind city Comptroller William Thompson in the mayoral race, prompting Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s campaign to question what his opponent promised in exchange for the nod. Comment.

Bloomberg opens Pelham Bay office

Bronx Times-Reporter
Mayor: Love ’em or hate ’em, Mayor Mike is here. Bloomberg for Mayor 2009 hosted an open house at its new Pelham Bay campaign office on Thursday, July 30. The main objective of the event was to rally Mayor Mike supporters – potential volunteers – around the campaign, staffer Silvia Alvarez said. The office is at Middletown Road and Hobart Avenue. Comment.

Thompson, Avella cut into Bloomberg’s lead: Poll

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s lead over City Councilman Tony Avella (D-Bayside) and city Comptroller William Thompson in the bid for the city’s highest office has slimmed, although many city and Queens residents said they still do not know much about either of the mayor’s challengers, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Comment.

July, 2009

Dump Klein, reform DOE: Thompson

TimesLedger Newspapers
Mayor: City Comptroller William Thompson joined a group of Queens parents last week in condemning the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg is overseeing public schools and vowed to make major reforms to the city Department of Education if he is elected to replace the mayor. Comment.
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