News Topic - Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg's Approval Rating Drops 9 Points
A new poll finds that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's approval rating has slipped 9 points -- to 59 percent -- since term limits in the city were extended at his bidding. It's the first time since 2005 that the Marist College Poll reported his job performance rating slipped into th ... more »
wcbstv.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 6:15 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Poll: Bloomberg approval at 3-year low
A new poll finds that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's approval rating has slipped9 points -- to 59 percent -- since term limits in the city were extended at his bidding.
Newsday.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 6:13 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Poll: Bloomberg At Three-year Low
ALBANY, N.Y. - A new poll finds that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's approval rating has slipped 9 points - to 59 percent - since term limits in the city were extended at his bidding. It's the first time since 2005 that the Marist...
New York Post  –  Nov 21, 2008 5:54 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NYC housing chief leaving post for private sector
Associated Press - November 21, 2008 12:33 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the head of New York City's Housing Authority is leaving to take a job in the private...
LocalNews8.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 5:33 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Poll: Bloomberg Down 9 Points
Michael Bloomberg is down 9 percentage points in a new Marist poll, the first one out since the mayor pushed to have term limits extended so he can seek a third term in office. read more »
The New York Observer  –  Nov 21, 2008 4:21 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Bloomberg: No Checks Until June, In Any Case
When asked about the legality of rescinding the $400 rebate check to homeowners, Michael Bloomberg said this morning, “There’s a judge that’s going to decide that, but in any case, it doesn’t have to go out right now.” read more »
The New York Observer  –  Nov 21, 2008 2:54 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NYC Housing Chief To Step Down
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the head of New York City's Housing Authority is leaving to take a job in the private sector. Tino Hernandez has served as chairman of the Housing Authority for seven years. Hernandez appeared Friday with the mayor on WOR Radio's "The John Gambling Show wi ... more »
wcbstv.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 2:48 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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NYC mayor fights $400 property tax rebates in court
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he was fighting the city council in court over whether he has the authority to withhold $400 property tax rebates that he says the city cannot afford.
Reuters  –  Nov 21, 2008 1:34 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Thanks, Dad!
SOME New Yorkers were disappointed Michael Bloomberg opted out of running for president, but the mayor's daughter, Georgina, 25, isn't one of them. "Was it something I wanted? Absolutely not," she tells Page Six Magazine in Sunday's Post. "I don't...
New York Post  –  Nov 21, 2008 07:44 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Bloomberg: I will send out rebates if judge says to
With the fate of city residents' $400 real estate tax rebate checks to be decided in court next month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said yesterday he would "obey the law," but will leave it up to a judge to determine exactly what that means.
Newsday.com  –  Nov 21, 2008 05:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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