Articles tagged "bloomberg"

Mayor Bloomberg's Soft Drink Ban Has One Major Problem: It Won't Work

While Mayor Bloomberg tries to find support for his restrictions on sugary soda sizes, the authors of the very study he references say that he misunderstood their work and a ban would do more harm ... Continue reading »

Bloomberg Administration Releases The Controversial Review of The City's 911 System

May 4, 2012 2:29pm

An independent audit of the city’s 911 call center system reveals it to be fraught with dangerous and inefficient procedures. It began with a need to overhaul New York City’s aging 911 system, whic...

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Nissan's Customized NV200 Unveiled as the Taxi of Tomorrow

April 5, 2012 4:14am

Starting in October 2013, the streets of NYC will begin to look very different as the Nissan NV200 becomes the standard taxi vehicle used in the city. Nissan won the Taxi of Tomorrow competition in...

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Watch Mayor Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Tom Menino in Their Upcoming Super Bowl Ad [video]

February 3, 2012 12:57pm

The ad was produced by Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of mayors who strive to decrease crime by getting illegal guns off the street. Read more about the ad on Bloomberg News, which says t...

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Balancing The New York City Budget is Like a Trip to IKEA with Your Roommates [video]

February 2, 2012 4:44pm

A cartoon about how balancing the NYC budget is like a trip to IKEA via New York World. As The New York World’s Alex Hotz and Michael Keller explain in the video above, the art of brokering a multi...

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