Pimping out celebrity connections to listed homes has become a “frenetic little industry,” according to the Times, who today runs a piece on the guy who believes he lives in Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s former NYC studio. Bloomberg denies it, insisting that the kitchen is positioned wrong; Curbed NY has the floorplan. [NYT; Curbed NY ]
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It is safe to say that our billionaire mayor from Boston will not be following in the footsteps of former mayor Ed Koch when he leaves office. Where Koch has spent almost a decade now reviewing movies as a side gig (see: The Mayor at the Movies ), Mike Bloomberg ” once told a friend he had seen only 10 movies in his life. ” Make that 11— he admitted he went to see Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy . [ more › ]
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Culturally Ignorant Bloomberg Should Never Start A Book Club
Shame is one of society’s most powerful motivators ( except when you’re a billionaire ). Mayor Bloomberg knows this, and that’s why he told reporters yesterday that he will veto legislation that bans those giant yellow sanitation stickers the Sanitation Department slaps on scofflaw vehicles. “Stickers are an enforcement tool that have shown that they keep our streets clean and if you take them away there’s no reason to believe that we won’t go back to the dirty streets that we had before,” Bloomberg said. Indeed it’s a shame that Errol Morris’ documentary, The Thin Yellow, Sticky Line, wasn’t given the Oscar nod this year. [ more › ]
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Bloomberg Stuck On Parking Stickers, Will Veto For Love
Marriage equality hasn’t just been good for gay New Yorkers—its also been good for the economy, Republicans , gay men’s health , and religious recruiters . And now a group of mayors—including our own Mike Bloomberg—have teamed up to try and bring the freedom to marry to the rest of the country. [ more › ]
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Bloomberg Joins With 75+ U.S. Mayors To Support Gay Marriage
Following some video hijinks involving Ed Koch and turtle-esque jiggling , Mayor Bloomberg got down to business delivering his 11th annual “State Of The City” speech in the Bronx today. Besides serving as a kind of summary of his achievements in office as well as a glimpse at what he’d like his legacy to be , Bloomberg’s speech most notably touched on a plan to shake up the school system by offering monetary incentives to high-performing teachers while booting the worst ones: “We need to be able to identify those ineffective teachers and give them the support they need to grow,” he said. “And if that doesn’t work, we need to be able to move them out.” [ more › ]
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In "State Of The City," Bloomberg Vows To Boot Bad Teachers
Gawd, when will Nanny Bloomberg just leave us alone to die of natural salt and giant portion -induced causes? Never, apparently, and now he’s reportedly in the early stages of taking away the most precious vice of them all: alcohol. We must stop the madness! [ more › ]
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Nanny Bloomberg Wants To Limit Your Access To Booze, Too
When it comes to elections most people are focused on the biggie this November. But not New York City pols! They’re already focused on next November when Gracie Mansion, long left vacant by Mike Bloomberg, is once again up for grabs. And the early front runner is … still City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. [ more › ]
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Election 2013: Speaker Quinn’s In The (Public) Money!
After a week of trash talking , the underperforming Jets and Giants are gearing up for Saturday’s thoroughly mediocre “battle of NYC.” Both teams still have a chance to make the playoffs, but the loser of tomorrow’s game may be done for the season. We’re just relieved one NY team can win this week, after last week’s twin slaughters. And while Mayor Bloomberg tried his best to stay out of the inter-city rivalry, NJ Gov. Chris Christie made no secret of who he is rooting for: “J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. Absolutely. Rex and the boys win by seven.” [ more › ]
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Mediocre Royale: Bloomberg And Christie Weigh In On Jets/Giants Battle
Ready for another story about people doing good around the holidays? Last night a Department of Sanitation worker doing shopping at the Garden State Plaza Mall in Paramus heard a woman screaming as she was being mugged. He was unable to catch up with the crooks, but he was able to pull out his pocket knife and stab it into the crook’s car tire, allowing cops to quickly catch him and his accomplice. [ more › ]
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Grinch Mugger Stopped By Tire-Slashing Sanitation Worker