Michael Bloomberg

NEW YORK—Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire 22 times over, has never been shy about messing with the Big Apple.From unprecedented controls on everything from cigarettes to salt, sodas to polystyrene, trans fats to mandatory calorie counts, Bloomberg has made it his mission to save New York City from itself. He’s a veritable One-Man Ban, playing every instrument of social policy like a symphony of good intentions.Bloomberg’s conquests include Big Tobacco and, 10 days from now, Big Soda...Read Full Story

In his ruling, the judge concurred with much of the beverage industry’s legal arguments. Photo by Daniel Oines via Flickr Creative Commons. When we at Huseby visit our New York office, we like a big, sugary drink as well as the next person. At the same time, we’re trying to watch our calorie count, so we had mixed feelings about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on big sodas. A New York judge wasn’t so ambivalent. New York Supreme Court Justice Milton A. Tingling Jr. this week struck down New...Read Full Story

Browse > Home / SPORTS, Uncategorized, VIDEOS / VIDEO: New York City News – Samsung, Michael Bloomberg, Dennis Miloseski, Madonna March 19, 2013 by News Desk   Filed under SPORTS, Uncategorized, VIDEOS Repost This Article Samsung to unveil Smart TV at press event tomorrow in New York City. New York City mayor proposes bill requiring stores to hide tobacco. Samsung’s design chief defends Galaxy S 4?s plastic case. Madonna Wears Boy Scout Outfit, Slams Organization Thanks for...Read Full Story

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire Mayor of New York City, will mount a $12 million (£7.9 million) national advertising blitz to persuade Americans to support tougher gun control laws. Television advertisements calling for tighter background checks for firearms buyers, which was produced by Mr Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns pressure group, will be aired in 13 states. It represents the biggest anti-firearms investment so far...Read Full Story

Satellite View of Post-Tropical Cyclone Sandy Bearing Down on East Coast (NASA) New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg updates New Yorkers and the country on Hurricane Sandy: –Reuters:  NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Scott DiSavino) – Hurricane Sandy slowed or shut a half-dozen U.S. nuclear power plants, while the nation’s oldest facility declared a rare “alert” after the record storm surge pushed flood waters high enough to endanger a key cooling system. Exelon Corp’s 43-year-old New Jersey Oyster Creek...Read Full Story