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He outlined a plan that achieves a balanced budget &ndash; closing a $2 billion budget gap without tax increases &ndash; made possible by the City's years of prudent planning and spending restraint.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_cityhall.jpg" length="63720" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Opens New 70,000-Square-Foot Pershing Square Signature Center on Manhattan's Far West Side]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=3495766A-C29C-7CA2-F215DF3DE81D32B1</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:01:47 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg and Signature Theatre Founding Artistic Director Signature James Houghton today opened The Pershing Square Signature Center, the new, permanent home for Signature Theatre designed by Frank Gehry.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_sigtheater.jpg" length="16848" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing SaveUSA Participants Expected to Have Saved Close to $1 Million Dollars]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=2F646A65-C29C-7CA2-F7598FE397C7C713</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:01:907 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg today announced the results of the first year of SaveUSA, a multi city program that encourages low income residents to build savings.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_generic4.jpg" length="31254" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Announces 2011 Was Busiest Year Ever for TV Production in New York City]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=1B0F12C4-C29C-7CA2-F87AE0653E137154</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:01:483 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg visited the set of "Gossip Girl" &ndash; a "Made in NY" television series that films at Silvercup Studios in Long Island City &ndash; to announce that 2011 broke all records for television production in New York City and to celebrate the show's 100th episode, which will air Monday, January 30th on The CW. A new show also adding jobs to New York City's economy is NBC's "Smash," which will include scenes shot in Staten Island's historic St. George Theatre. The show is set to premiere Monday, February 6th.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_filmslate.jpg" length="27568" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Announces Revised 2011 NYC Tourism Figure - Record 50.5 Million Visitors ]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=16626E6F-C29C-7CA2-F2D82F37DC629672</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:01:593 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg and NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing, tourism and partnership organization, today announced that the City ended the year with a new record 50.5 million visitors, slightly higher than the 50.2 million estimated visitors announced in December.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_tourist2.jpg" length="92849" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Report Shows America Moving Beyond Coal]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=11222D58-C29C-7CA2-F8D05FE9619047EE</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:01:703 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) 2012 energy outlook confirms that America is moving beyond coal.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_coalfactory1.jpg" length="23172" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Testifies on the Governor's Executive Budget and Reform Plan ]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=108957BC-C29C-7CA2-F48C152124D580F1</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:01:217 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg delivered a testimony before the State Assembly Ways and Means Committee and the State Senate Finance Committee on the Governor's executive budget and reform plan.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_nystatesenate.jpg" length="38489" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Announces Decrease in Construction-Related Accidents in 2011 Across New York City]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=0C615B0F-C29C-7CA2-F89E7C9C49A4525C</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:01:467 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg and Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri announced an 18 percent decrease in construction related accidents in New York City for 2011, despite a 7.7 percent increase in the issuance of construction permits citywide.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_bridge.jpg" length="41010" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement of Mayor Bloomberg on Lunar New Year]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=0B92B1AA-C29C-7CA2-F92A204C983850C9</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:01:297 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Lunar New Year is a time for renewal, as we look forward to the year ahead and celebrate the proud heritage and culture of New Yorkers of Asian descent across the five boroughs.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_generic3.jpg" length="37930" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Details NYC's Bold Education Reform Efforts at U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=FC672B98-C29C-7CA2-F58234A266B3AE2F</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:01:627 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If America's mayors stand together on school reform, we can make sure that our kids nationwide get the education they need to keep the American dream alive in this new century and beyond.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_kidscomputer.jpg" length="26629" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg and Mayors From Across the Country Launch Mayors for Freedom to Marry]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=FBE3DB53-C29C-7CA2-F4B634174AE87570</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:01:843 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Throughout American history, it has been the cities that have led the march of freedom. The cities of America can do that again with marriage equality.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_freedomtomarry.jpg" length="20224" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement of Partnership for a New American Economy Co-Chairs on President Obama's Plan to Increase Tourism to America]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=F7CABC11-C29C-7CA2-F08E12C65243B201</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:01:860 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today in Orlando, President Obama announced steps to help boost tourism and travel to the U.S., including processing visas faster at high demand consulates in China and Brazil, developing pilot programs to reduce wait times for renewals and expanding the Global Entry Program for trusted travelers.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_tourist.jpg" length="66832" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Meets with Teachers and Students to Discuss Next Steps in Education Reform]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=F1C292F2-C29C-7CA2-FBCFE121B3B82866</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:01:827 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg met with teachers and students at the Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science to discuss next steps in the education reform plan he unveiled last week in the State of the City address.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_classroom.jpg" length="38648" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Joins Cities of Service Mayors In Urging Peers to Support Impact Volunteering]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=F29E47F0-C29C-7CA2-F15102AC6D5C0777</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:01:60 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg and twenty other mayors are urging their peers across the nation to implement the Cities of Service impact volunteering model and create or retain a Chief Service officer position in their administrations.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_cityofservice.jpg" length="27408" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Leads New Yorkers in Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service Celebration]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=F23CFFC4-C29C-7CA2-FA4A953BC2A64C8D</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:01:967 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[One day after Mayor Bloomberg led more than 350 New Yorkers in school beautification and literacy projects to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy on the MLK National Day of Service, Mayor Bloomberg announced that Target will become the title education sponsor of the NYC Civic Corps, focusing its support on education focused Civic Corps host sites.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/construction.jpg" length="30904" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement of Mayor Bloomberg on Governor Cuomo's Budget Address]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=ED5F57A4-C29C-7CA2-FF72378D4B9DDF36</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:01:953 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Governor Cuomo put forward a budget that demonstrates a bold commitment to tackle some of the toughest challenges facing our great state.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_nystatesenate.jpg" length="38489" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement of Mayor Bloomberg and Reverend Al Sharpton on Governor Andrew Cuomo's Juvenile Justice Reform Plan]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=ED9F0910-C29C-7CA2-FDD00B6CC7E6AFC5</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:01:747 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The current juvenile justice system is defined by an 81 percent recidivism rate and annual per child costs that top $250,000. Too many of our young men are sent to prison and lost to the system. We can and must do better.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_generic4.jpg" length="31254" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statement of Mayor Bloomberg on President Obama's Proposal to Reform, Reorganize and Consolidate the Federal Government]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=D88D6238-C29C-7CA2-FA65DC8DCE9F989E</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:01:670 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I couldn't agree more with President Obama's call to vastly increase the Federal government's ability to merge overlapping and duplicative agencies and deliver better services at the same or less cost to taxpayers.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_mb.jpg" length="28220" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Summary of Mayor Bloomberg's 2012 State of the City Address]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=D3A094B8-C29C-7CA2-F970B6BCE8EAD151</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:01:497 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[New York City will lead the way in 2012 with innovative education reform, efforts to expand the economy as a global capital of innovation, and innovative solutions for government.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_cityhall.jpg" length="63720" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Delivers 2012 State of the City Address - NYC: Capital of Innovation]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=CD40EE15-C29C-7CA2-F853754735274DC2</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:01:967 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In 2012, New York City will lead the way by continuing to improve the City's education system, making the economy a global capital of innovation, and making the government the most innovative of any in the world.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_mb.jpg" length="28220" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the City 2012: Improving Education]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=D35D5582-C29C-7CA2-F6B33566BF869D19</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:01:590 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[All across the city, we face that same challenge &ndash; the challenge of building a 21st century economy and building the 21st century public schools that can drive it.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_classroom.jpg" length="38648" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the City 2012: Growing NYC's Economy]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=D3770C26-C29C-7CA2-F70FEA3C27725483</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:01:90 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In every borough in 2012, NYC will bring new jobs on line and make investments that will attract more visitors.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_smallbiz3.jpg" length="36164" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of the City 2012: Driving Government Innovation]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=D37B563B-C29C-7CA2-F60DAE62CEA0A32C</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:01:387 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When people around the world talk about the most innovative public policies, where the most cutting edge policies and programs are taking shape, they talk about New York City. In the year ahead, NYC will give them plenty more to talk about.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_govinnovation.jpg" length="46438" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Opens New Headquarters for Seamless, Digital Service for Ordering Delivery and Takeout Food]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=C8D7A6AF-C29C-7CA2-F4FAE6F1FA354ACA</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:01:43 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg today joined Seamless, the nation's leading digital service for ordering delivery and takeout food from thousands of top restaurants, to announce the opening of its New York City headquarters.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_seamless.jpg" length="20613" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Announces Opening of First Small Business Incubator in the Bronx]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=C3AC927E-C29C-7CA2-F5D99A47CB68585E</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:01:983 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg today announced the opening of the Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator, the first City sponsored business incubator to be located in the Bronx. The Sunshine Bronx Business Incubator will ultimately accommodate up to 400 entrepreneurs from across New York City over the next three years.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_smallbiz2.jpg" length="31776" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Announces Completion of Major Milestones in 911 System Overhaul]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=AED3CBBC-C29C-7CA2-F286305C8B985053</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:01:50 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg today announced the completion of major milestones in the City's 911 emergency call system overhaul that will improve inter agency communications and emergency response.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_911operator.jpg" length="17533" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC's New Business Acceleration Program Helping Restaurants Speed Up Job Creation]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=A4AD9E20-C29C-7CA2-F786365842910F0A</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:01:237 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Since March 2010, a total of 546 restaurants have opened with help from the New Business Acceleration Team, speeding up the process of opening from six months to four.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_smallbiz1.jpg" length="34017" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC Marks All-Time Record Low in Traffic Fatalities in 2011]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=8B5736FE-C29C-7CA2-F0EA3E977334BC17</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:01:207 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg today released preliminary statistics showing that NYC will record the fewest annual traffic fatalities since records were first kept in 1910. As of December 27th, there were 237 traffic fatalities in 2011, 40 percent fewer than in 2001.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_traffic.jpg" length="50623" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Overall Crime in NYC Down in 2011, Second Lowest Fire Deaths in NYC History]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=85A51744-C29C-7CA2-F6D7E5EEAD1B7114</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:01:787 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Fire Commissioner Salvatore J. Cassano today announced that near record levels for public safety were maintained in 2011, with crime on the decline again and the second lowest number of fire deaths since comparable records have been kept.]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.mikebloomberg.com/images/dmImage/StandardImage/mid_econspeech.jpg" length="25618" type="image/jpeg" /></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Yorkers Living Longer Than Ever ]]></title><link>http://www.mikebloomberg.com/index.cfm?objectid=80E60FD8-C29C-7CA2-FF8C0CCBD8DB1589</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:01:487 -0400</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg announced that New Yorkers are living longer than ever before. Influenced by New York City's aggressive public health initiatives, babies born in New York City in 2009 have the record high life expectancy of 80.6 years, an increase of nearly three years since 2000. 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