Bloomberg and Two Bits

Here’s Michael Bloomberg discussing a report that the rapper “50 Cents” was planning a concert in Queens, a prospect which has prompted concern by the NYPD.

“Our understanding after talking with 50 Cents is he has no plans to perform whatsoever. He might go but he is not going to perform,” Bloomberg said.

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The Sound of Silence

Lyrics: 1964-2008
By Paul Simon
Simon & Schuster, 408 pages, $35

"It was a slow day and the sun was beating on the soldiers by the side of the road. There was a bright light, a shattering of shopwindows; the bomb in the baby carriage was wired to the radio.”

These are the Read More