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Huge ship cruises home to Manhattan
The largest cruise ship to make New York City its home port arrived on Tuesday at Manhattan Cruise Terminal. On Wednesday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Rockettes and a gaggle of other city officials and entertainers came out to celebrate the event. Show More Summary
Randy Mastro: the maestro of mischief
Whoever said "You can't fight City Hall" never met Randy Mastro. A partner at white-shoe law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, Mr. Mastro has successfully challenged Mayor Michael Bloomberg's high-profile efforts to reform the taxi industry, move the Fulton Fish Market and build a stadium on Manhattan's West Side. Show More Summary
Mayor balances NYC budget with unexpected tax gain
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented an executive budget as more than $1 billion in unexpected revenue from personal-income taxes, corporate levies and audits helped balance his final spending plan. Mr. Bloomberg's $69.8 billion...Show More Summary
Bar Association dings police on stop-frisk
A day after Mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped up his defense of stop-and-frisk, the city Bar Association called Wednesday for reform of the police tactic, saying it is generating ill will toward law enforcement and having "destructiveShow More Summary
Bloomberg Philanthropies gave away $370M last year
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's charitable and advocacy organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched a new website on Tuesday and for the first time included a letter from its founder and a report on its activities. The foundation gave...Show More Summary
Bloomberg lashes out at media on stop-and-frisk
Mayor Michael Bloomberg lashed out at The New York Times for criticizing the Police Department's controversial practice of stop-and-frisk and for failing to report on the shooting death of a 17-year-old in the Bronx last week. "Do you...Show More Summary
Lhota knocks Bloomberg's management style
Republican mayoral frontrunner Joseph Lhota, a favorite of many business people concerned about who will succeed Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said repeatedly Tuesday morning that he would run his administration quite differently from Mr....Show More Summary
Codecademy gives up the Valley for the Alley
Codecademy, an online service that teaches tech novices how to write software, is trading up its Silicon Valley digs for a new headquarters in Manhattan. The company, which received a huge boost when Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a New...Show More Summary
Worried over next occupant of City Hall, tech gets political
New York City business leaders hoping to tap a mayoral successor in the mold of Mayor Michael Bloomberg turned last year to the one industry they believed could capture the hearts and minds of voters: technology. Among the names that...Show More Summary
10 mega-tenants pledge 30% cuts in energy use
Ten jumbo-sized office tenants in the city have pledged to slash their energy consumption by 30% over the next decade. The announcement, which was made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office on Thursday, addresses one of the key challenges...Show More Summary
City's offer infuriates unions
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken heat for leaving his successor with expired labor contracts for most of the city's unionized workers and no cash to pay for retroactive pay increases that could total a whopping $8 billion. But the mayor still has more than eight months in office, and a top aide revealed its terms Wednesday for any new deals. Show More Summary
The mayor's race heats up
After years of candidates fundraising and jockeying for position, the race for mayor of New York City is kicking into high gear. With the business community no less worried about who will succeed Michael Bloomberg, several recent storylines bear watching. Show More Summary
Politics in this week's Crain's
There are several political stories of note in this week's issue of Crain's. The recent spate of corruption scandals in New York politics has increased anxiety about end of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's tenure in office. Andrew J. Hawkins...Show More Summary
Post-Bloomberg anxiety increases
Many New Yorkers have long fretted about the impending departure of billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whom they view as the rare politician immune to bribery or intimidation by powerful special interests. The unfolding last week of two corruption scandals, one of which touched the race to succeed Mr. Show More Summary
Greg David: April will be tricky month for city pols
Reliable sources tell me that in the next month: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Gov. Andrew Cuomo will announce that they have ordered all their staffers working on recovery from Superstorm Sandy to move to vacant space in a downtown office building, where they will all work under a single czar to be appointed jointly in the next month. Show More Summary
Help wanted? NYC chief talent officer
The city's business community is always concerned with how New York City stacks up against global competitors like London, Tokyo, San Francisco and Hong Kong. But those fears are mounting as Mayor Michael Bloomberg's third term comes to an end and what a post-Bloomberg landscape looks like remains a question mark. Show More Summary
WWE helps launch Superstars for Sandy Relief
WWE is joining with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to launch Superstars for Sandy Relief. Fans can bid on hundreds of items in an online auction, including...Show More Summary
Bloomberg and NRA make public appeal on guns
Two of the loudest voices in the gun debate say it's up to voters now to make their position known to Congress. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and National Rifle Associate Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre claim their opposing views on guns have the support of the overwhelming number of Americans. Show More Summary
Innovative Rapid Repairs program hailed as model
Since it sprang into action following Superstorm Sandy on November 20, the city's Rapid Repairs program has now worked on 20,000 individual residences in roughly 12,000 properties, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced in Broad Channel, Queens on Friday. Show More Summary
NYC plan would keep tobacco products out of sight
A new proposal would require New York City retailers to keep tobacco products out of sight under a first-in-the-nation proposal aimed at reducing the youth smoking rate, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday. The legislation would require...Show More Summary