“I think he’s living in a different world,” one woman said when told that Michael Bloomberg said President Obama’s $400,000 salary isn’t “that much.”
The “biggest obstacles to his re-election are his own, unpredictable words,” writes Michael Barbaro.
David Seifman recalls when Bloomberg dismissed the significance of other city officials disclosing their finances because they “don’t make anything.”
Breitbart’s readers react to Bloomberg’s comment.
In a speech to rally support from Brooklyn Republicans, Bloomberg said, “Remember when Sen. Hillary Clinton was the presidential front-runner?”
Josh Silverstein wonders how citizens can get greater access to Bloomberg.
Bloomberg hangs out with Sting.
Courtney Gross crunches the new budget numbers coming out of City Hall and the City Council.
Charlie Rangel apologized for his Obama comment.
The apology was also controversial.
The fifth swine flu fatality was a child less than two years old.
Sonia Sotomayor is not from the South Bronx, says Bob Kappstatter.
Eliot Spitzer made a habit of hiring prostitutes.
Improvements in city math scores were “dramatic,” writes the New York Post.
Their editorial page applauds Randi Weingarten for backing mayoral control.
Weingarten and Bloomberg had a “lovefest” yesterday.
The Daily News editorial board urges New York to keep mayoral control.
Miguel Martinez spent $1,500 of public funds on a consultant to organize a picnic.
Nassau Democrats back Roger Corbin for re-election, although he’s accused of not paying his taxes.
Chuck Schumer argued for postal service in New Rochelle.
Republicans back Conservative Jim Molinaro for re-election as Staten Island Borough President.
Saul Hansell has a great item about the trouble with using technology to create transparency in government.
No D.A. race for John Sampson of Brooklyn.
Readers consider Peter King’s hatred of Newsday.
Cyclists, rejoice.
And pictured above is a tourist photographing a homeless man outside of the city’s official information office in Midtown last night.
