Statement on Federal Urban Area Security Initiative Funding
May. 21, 2013   |  NYC.gov
Today's announcement that the New York region will receive $174 million in Urban Area Security Initiative funding is great news for our city that will bolster our national security.
Video: Mayor Bloomberg Joins Yahoo! in Announcing New Company Offices in Times Square
Mike Bloomberg joined Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer to announce the company's acquisition of Tumblr and new offices in Times Square.
 
Fighting Illegal Guns
Mike Bloomberg is leading the fight against illegal guns in the United States. As co-founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, he is actively promoting efforts to eliminate the sale and distribution of illegal guns around the country.
Mayor Bloomberg Keeps New York Humming with Thriving Showbiz Sector
Variety
NYC's entertainment sector has swelled by 30,000 jobs over the past decade to 130,000 total jobs.
Providence, RI Is Top City in Bloomberg Philanthropies' Mayors Challenge
New York Times
Mayor Angel Taveras won his city $5 million to help parents improve the vocabulary of their children.
An End to Polio? We're In
LinkedIn
Last year, fellow entrepreneur and philanthropist Bill Gates sent a four-page letter asking me and Bloomberg Philanthropies to support the Gates Foundation's efforts to eradicate polio once and for all. After getting up to speed on the issue, I sent him a two word response: "We're in."
Anti-Polio Campaign Gets Big Cash Infusion
The eradication of polio is tantalizingly close, and two of the world's biggest public-health philanthropists, Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates, are joining forces to get the job done.
Making New York a World Class Tech Community
LinkedIn
New York is now home to the country's fastest-growing and most exciting tech communities, with more and more entrepreneurs choosing to locate their start-ups here.
$1.1 Billion in Thanks From Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins
New York Times
Johns Hopkins as it exists today is inconceivable without Mr. Bloomberg, whose giving has fueled major improvements in the university's reputation and rankings, its competitiveness for faculty and students, and the appearance of its campus.
Bloomberg's Washington Footprint Explodes
Politico.com
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has expanded his Washington footprint dramatically over the past two years, using his enormous clout and seasoned lobbying hands to push a nexus of issues that the White House and Congress are just beginning to address.
Bloomberg Wants to Change the GOP
WashingtonPost.com
Mike Bloomberg would rather rehabilitate the Republican party than oust it.
The Atlantic's Brave Thinkers 2012: The Bloomberg Way
The Atlantic
The mayor of New York on soda, why he doesn't worry about approval ratings, governing in the age of Twitter, and media.
The Food Visionaries: Mayor Michael Bloomberg
WholeLiving.com
Martha Stewart profiles Mayor Bloomberg's public health initiatives for Whole Living.
Johns Hopkins Hospital's Artful New Building
Architectual Digest
A gift from Michael Bloomberg ensures that colorful artworks are a major component of the design - and the healing process - at the Baltimore medical complex.
Op-Ed: Innovation Hotbeds
The Financial times
In cities large and small, municipal governments are generating new strategies to address local and national challenges.
Mike Bloomberg Leads Cities in the Fight Against Climate Change
Conde Nast Traveler
Mike Bloomberg proves that, together, cities can solve the great environmental challenges of today.
How America is Moving Beyond Coal with the Sierra Club
TIME
The Sierra Club's Beyond Coal program has made progress on its goal to close one-third of the nation's coal-fired power plants by 2020.
Mayor Bloomberg on Building a Culture Where Innovation is Prized
Forbes
Mayors and other local leaders have a ground-up understanding of the issues Americans face and, in many cases, they are championing innovative solutions.
Gates, Bloomberg, Others Donate $4.6 Billion To Family Planning
The Huffington Post
Event leaders said this sum could potentially prevent the deaths of 200,000 women during pregnancy and childbirth.
Johns Hopkins' New Hospital Sets Transformative Vision
The Baltimore Sun
The new Johns Hopkins Hospital, which includes the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center and the Sheikh Zayed Tower, is a symbolic new face of health care in East Baltimore. Mike Bloomberg heavily influenced the design of the new hospital by commissioning art and other refinements that add warmth, humanity, and a sense of sophistication.
The Mayor of Mayors: What Michael Bloomberg is going to do for his next act
New York Magazine
Bloomberg is scaling up a model he incubated here in New York. During his three terms, the mayor has used his capital strategically as glue to bind the city's fractious interest groups together.
Reuters: Bloomberg Charity Adds $220 Million to Anti-Smoking Effort
Reuters
Mike Bloomberg announced Bloomberg philanthropies is committing $220 million toward reducing tobacco use, bringing his total commitment to more than $600 million.
Op-Ed: Cities Must Be Cool, Creative, and In Control
Financial Times
While mayors continue to be responsible for maintaining public safety and delivering public services, the 21st-century global economy has generated a new responsibility: staying ahead of the competition.
My Commitment to Giving
GivingPledge.org
The reality of great wealth is that you can't spend it and you can’t take it with you. For decades, I've been committed to giving away the vast majority of my wealth to causes that I'm passionate about - and that my children are passionate about.
Thrilled to welcome @MLS' 20th franchise @nycfc to NYC! One of the world's most exciting sports will be played on the world's biggest stage.
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