Occupy Wall Street Evicted from Zuccotti Park
Protesters at Occupy Wall Street's encampment in Lower Manhattan were awakened by sound cannons overnight Tuesday as police in riot gear moved in to clear the park. After nearly two months occupying...
View ArticleTwo Reactions to the OWS Evicition
On Monday, The Takeaway spoke with New York University professor of international relations Alon Ben-Meir and National Review writer Charles C.W. Cooke to discuss reports of illness and lawlessness at...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street Moves to Foley Square
Occupy Wall Street protesters have vowed to carry on after being evicted from Zuccotti Park overnight Tuesday. After being thrown out of the park after two months, protesters regrouped after dawn on...
View ArticlePolice Evict Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Overnight Tuesday, Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park were awakened and ordered to leave by hundreds of New York City police officers in heavy riot gear. After nearly two months camped out...
View ArticleBloomberg Says Zuccotti Park to Remain Closed Over Court Order
Hours after police in riot gear stormed Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan to evict Occupy Wall Street protesters, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg defended his decision to clear the encampment in a...
View ArticleNYPD Speaks About Use of Anti-Muslim Video
An 80-minute movie called "The Third Jihad," produced by the Clarion Fund, asserts that a vast number of radical Islamic forces exist in the U.S. and are preparing a violent jihad against America. Last...
View ArticleCan Bloomberg Win The White House?
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering a run for the White House. According to reports, Bloomberg is willing to put up $1...
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After 12 Years of Bloomberg, Data Reigns in the Schools
It’s no surprise that a mayor who built his fortune developing a computer system that gave the financial industry access to immense amounts of data would apply a technocratic approach to government....
View ArticleMayor Bloomberg Says You're Not Using the Stairs Enough
NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg issued an executive order Wednesday requiring all new government facilities to be designed in a way that encourages physical activity, like taking the stairs. He wants to help...
View ArticleMayoral History Smackdown
As the Bloomberg era comes to a close, we look back at the history of the New York mayor's office and assess the accomplishments of those who've held the office. Which mayor transformed the city the...
View ArticleIn the Battle Beween Albany and City Hall... Gov. Cuomo Wins
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's raft beat New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's raft by 18 seconds in today's Adirondack white-water rafting contest.The challenge between the capital and city hall is part of an...
View ArticleDid Bloomberg Make Us Richer?
We've convened an all-star panel of political watchers to tackle a key question of the Bloomberg legacy: Did Bloomberg Make Us Richer? The online conversation -- using Branch -- took place during the...
View ArticleBloomberg Launches 'Recycle Everything' Campaign
Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched the “Recycle Everything” campaign today. The new initiative will promote new recycling techniques like residential food composting and the recycling of electronics and...
View ArticleCourt Upholds Ruling Striking Down Large Soda Ban
An appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that struck down a ban on large, sugary drinks from being served in restaurants, theaters and other eateries in New York City. The state Supreme Court...
View ArticleBloomberg Takes Next Step on Post-Sandy 'Seaport City'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is moving forward on one of the the most controversial elements of his vision for a post-Sandy New York: acres of new development that would extend out from Lower Manhattan into...
View ArticleCurrent and Would-Be Mayors Differ on Jobs and Fiscal Responsibility
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and one of the leading candidates to replace him are laying out two very different visions on jobs and fiscal responsibility.In a former Pfizer factory in Brooklyn where Zoloft,...
View ArticleExplaining the New, Lower Scores
On WNYC's Brian Lehrer show, we talk about the new test scores and why proficiency rates fell so drastically. Does the falloff represent a blow to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education legacy? What do...
View ArticleJudge Rules NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Unconstitutional
U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin issued her long-awaited opinion finding that the New York City Police Department had violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments in the way they have...
View ArticleStop-and-Frisk and Mayor Bloomberg's Legacy
As the city considers appealing a judge's decision that stop-and-frisk is unconstitutional, Mayor Bloomberg continues to defend the tactic as vehemently as ever.Bloomberg blasted a judge's ruling...
View ArticleCouncil Overturns Mayoral Veto of NYPD Bills
The City Council voted Thursday to override Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s veto of two bills that increase NYPD oversight and are seen as a sharp rebuke of his administration’s policing policies – namely,...
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