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• COURT OKS ‘RICH’-FOOD EATERY IN UNION SQUARE

  Who knew that Mayor Bloomberg’s legacy would include an $18 omelet? A state appeals court yesterday ordered the completion of an upscale seasonal restaurant at Union Square, the centerpiece of Hizzoner’s $20 million renovation plan for the north end of t...

• ‘STAMP’ OUT SUGAR

  Mayor Bloomberg and the leaders of 17 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders yesterday, the mayors say it’s “time to test and evaluate approaches...

• LATEST LOAD OF GARBAGE FROM MIKE’S ‘BULLY’ PULPIT

  Now that Mayor Bloomberg has decided we, all 8 million of us New Yorkers, should all go through our garbage to separate out the biodegradable stuff and “compost” it, the time has come to retire a favorite designation for him. He’s not Nanny Bloomberg, he...

• MIKE BIDS TO EXPAND FOOD RECYCLING CITYWIDE

  Mayor Bloomberg is planning to expand a food-recycling program that is one of his administration’s final pet projects — and to also seek proposals to build a plant that would turn the table scraps into bio-gas. In May Bloomberg launched a pilot program o...

• MIKE: US MUST KEEP IMMIGRADS

  PALO ALTO, Calif. — Mayor Bloomberg used his platform as Stanford University’s commencement speaker yesterday to lobby for an immigration-reform plan that allows foreign students to remain in the country after they graduate. Standing in a packed Stanford...

World View

• Storm Plan's 'Clunker'

  Alone among Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 250 ideas to shield New York City from storms and the impacts of climate change, his so-called SeaPort City for the east side of Lower Manhattan has prompted skepticism, criticism and confusion. City officials envisi...

• Bloomberg unveils New York flood plan

  NEW York City's mayor has unveiled a $US20 billion ($A21.3 billion) proposal to transform how America's largest city protects itself from global warming - after being jolted by a deadly superstorm last year. Removable flood walls would be set up for much...

• Mayor Envisions a Storm-Proof New York City

  By Michael Howard Saul Mayor Michael Bloomberg recommended on Tuesday building a network of flood walls, levees and bulkheads as part of a $19.5 billion proposal to protect New York City from future storms and the dangers posed by climate change. The may...

• Bloomberg to discuss prepping NYC for warming world

  May 30, 2013: Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at the Real Estate Board of New York, in New York. Bloomberg was due to talk Tuesday about what to do about risks that Superstorm Sandy brought into stark relief. (AP) The projections paint an unsettling pictu...

• New York City Braces for Future Flooding

  By Michael Howard Saul As much as a quarter of New York City's land area is expected to be in the floodplain by midcentury, doubling the number of residents who could be severely affected by future storms, according to a report to be released Tuesday by ...

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• Rick Perry jabs at New York in effort to lure businesses

  Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has a message for New York businesses: Forget the Empire State, it’s all about the Lone Star State. As he’s embarked on a trip through the northeast this week to convince employers to move to Texas , Perry is front and center in...

• At Wave Hill House, Paying Homage to History

  Even at 24,055 square feet, the stately fieldstone mansion in the Bronx has long been overshadowed by the more celebrated public gardens and Hudson River views just outside its door. But in an earlier life, Wave Hill House was home to a succession of pro...

• Take it from a composting veteran, it is easier than you think | Sadhbh Walshe

  New York's mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced plans to introduce composting into the city's garbage mix with the goal of making it mandatory in a couple of years. The scheme has barely gotten off the ground and already some New Yorkers are fretti...

• 18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda

  FILE - In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York. The mayors of New York, Los An...

• Bloomberg Fallout? Begich NYC Fundraiser Canceled

  A New York City fundraiser next week for Sen. Mark Begich was canceled after Mayor Michael Bloomberg told potential donors not to give to senators who voted against the background-check gun bill. According to the New York Daily News, the Alaska Democrat ...

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