Michael Bloomberg

City and MTA Unveil ‘Give Real Change’ Public Education Campaign to Help the Homeless

March 4, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Homeless Services (DHS) Commissioner Robert V. Hess today announced that street homelessness in New York City is down 12 percent since last year and 25 percent since 2005 - the first year the City conducted the Homeless Outreach Population Estimate, or HOPE.    » read more »

February 27, 2008 -- "There were over 1,100 fewer guns found on City streets in 2007 compared to 2006 - that's more than 1,100 fewer chances for gun violence to harm innocent New Yorkers. It is an impressive figure that complements the fact that in 2007, the City experienced the fewest number of murders since records started being kept more than 40 years ago.    » read more »

NYC TV Earns 2nd Most Nominations of Any Station; "Secrets of New York" Is Most Nominated Program with 21 Nods

February 7, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced that NYC TV, the official network of the City of New York, has been nominated for 48 New York Emmy Awards, local television's most prestigious peer-recognition award. The total marks the most New York Emmy nominations ever received by NYC TV, breaking last year's record of 34.    » read more »

Competition To Design Urban Housing For Use After A Disaster; Ten Winners Receive $10,000 to Further Develop Designs

February 6, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Office of Emergency Management (OEM) Commissioner Joseph F. Bruno today announced the winners of the "What If New York City…" post-disaster housing design competition. The competition began in September 2007 and challenged entrants to create innovative temporary housing solutions for the thousands of New Yorkers who might be displaced in the event of a catastrophe.    » read more »

New York's Efforts to Increase Bike Resources and Facilities City Wide are Recognized by the League of American Bicyclists

February 4, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today accepted the Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Award from the League of American Bicyclists during a meeting at City Hall. The award recognizes New York's commitment to improving conditions for bicycling and its investment in bicycling programs and facilities.    » read more »

January 31, 2008 -- "The plan that the Commission is recommending today meets our goals of reducing congestion, cutting carbon emissions and providing much needed funds to improve mass transit for millions of New Yorkers.

The Commission has done a thorough and thoughtful job. They've taken testimony from hundreds of residents, community leaders and civic organizations. They've held dozens of public meetings and have analyzed mountains of data.    » read more »

National Partnership Kicks-Off Ambitious Campaign to Promote Magazine and Catalog Recycling in New York City

January 30, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today announced the New York City launch of ReMix - Recycling Magazines is Excellent! - a national public education campaign aimed at increasing residential recycling of magazines and catalogs.    » read more »

Mayor Bloomberg Also Encourages New Yorkers to "Paint the Town Blue" Thursday and Friday; Starting Thursday Night, Empire State Building Will Be Lit Blue

January 29, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino today placed a friendly wager on the outcome of Super Bowl XLII between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. The game will take place Sunday evening at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Mayor Bloomberg also named Thursday and Friday "Paint the Town Blue" days in New York City.    » read more »

The Following is Mayor Bloomberg's Testimony as Delivered

January 28, 2008 -- "Thank you, Mr. Chairman and ladies and gentlemen, good morning. This is an opportunity to address the Joint Committee concerning the State Executive Budget for Fiscal Year '08 and '09 and I want to thank you for the opportunity. Seated with me are Michelle Goldstein, Director of State Legislative Affairs for the City of New York and Mark Page, the City's Director of Management and Budget. Now budgets are always about choices and even in the best of times these choices we all know are not easy ones.    » read more »

Part Of City's Historic Solid Waste Management Plan; Four New Recycling Sites Added in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island Brings Total Number to 13

January 28, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Sanitation Commissioner John J. Doherty today announced that four new heavily-trafficked sites have been added to the Department of Sanitation's (DSNY) successful Public Space Recycling Program.    » read more »

January 27, 2008 -- The following is the text of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's weekly radio address as prepared for delivery on 1010 WINS News Radio for Sunday, January 27, 2007

"Good Morning. This is Mayor Mike Bloomberg.    » read more »

Budget Reflects Only 1% Growth in Controllable Expenses and Outlines Four-Year Financial Plan That Includes Agency Spending Reductions

January 24, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today presented his Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Preliminary Budget and an updated four-year financial plan for the City of New York. The City's FY2008 budget and the preliminary $58.5 billion budget for FY2009 are both in balance.    » read more »

Remarks by Mayor Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws

January 23, 2008 -- "The first of two bills before me today is Introductory Number 640-A, sponsored by Speaker Quinn and Council Members Vallone, Gennaro, McMahon, Yassky, Liu, Mark-Viverito, Gioia, de Blasio, Avella, Brewer, Felder, Fidler, Gentile, Gonzalez, James, Koppell, Lappin, Nelson, Recchia, Sanders, Weprin, Jackson, Arroyo, Garodnick, Sears, and the Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum. Introductory number 640-A establishes a recycling program for plastic bags.    » read more »

State-of-the-Art Simulator Will Provide Realistic Firefighter Training, as Promised in 2008 State of the City Address

January 23, 2008 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, Denis Leary of the Leary Firefighters Foundation and FDNY Foundation Vice Chair Andrew Guarino today broke ground on a new high-rise simulator at the FDNY Fire Academy on Randall's Island.    » read more »

01/19/2008 -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today joined Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to form a new coalition, “Building America's Future,” which will rally support for a renewed federal commitment to funding America’s infrastructure needs with state partners.    » read more »