By NYO Staff 4/14/03 12:00am

Mr. Bloomberg Goes to Washington

New York City residents can take heart that Mayor Michael Bloomberg is fighting for their safety: In the past several weeks, he’s been pressuring and cajoling key members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, to make certain the city receives its fair share of homeland-security funds. The House and Senate have approved similar Read More

By NYO Staff 5/20/02 12:00am

How to Solve the Deficit: A Tourism Tax

New York is facing a financial crisis of near-historic proportions as we stare at a $6 billion budget gap. That’s worse than anything David Dinkins had to confront back in the awful early 1990′s, but the mood around City Hall lacks urgency. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is understandably leery about tax increases, but he cannot close Read More