Mayor Bloomberg

Last Thursday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his intention to run for a third term, despite the current law limiting a New York City mayor to two terms. Bloomberg has been a well-liked mayor, and his financial acumen can serve the city well as it faces job losses and more damage from Wall Street's recent nosedive. Despite his credentials, however, it is essential that the democratic process be prioritized over Bloomberg's popularity.

This past week, Barnard College students received the exciting news that Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be delivering the keynote address at Barnard’s Commencement on May 20. Though some might be surprised by the mayor’s selection, Bloomberg is a fine choice of whom Barnard is rightly proud.

Mayor Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan, by its most optimistic projections, which are extremely unlikely to be realized, will not even replace by 2013 the number of rent-regulated units that have already been lost as a result of loopholes introduced into the law since 1993.

The New York State Assembly killed Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s controversial congestion pricing plan Monday. The proposal, which would have charged $8 for cars and $21 for trucks entering Manhattan below 60th Street, faced overwhelming opposition from assembly Democrats, who voted privately not to hold a vote in the full assembly.

Four years into Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s New Housing Marketplace Plan, considerable progress has been made toward creating affordable housing that will allow many New Yorkers to remain city residents, according to a new report by the Independent Budget Office.