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Microsoft, NYPD Create Surveillance Network

NYPD to get a cut of profits from sales of system to other cities

(Newser) - The NYPD has teamed up with Microsoft to create a citywide terror and crimefighting surveillance system that the partners plan to sell to other cities around the world. The system, which the Guardian likens to the data screens in Minority Report, collects data from thousands of video cameras, radiation detectors,...

Bloomberg Fighting to Counter Gun Lobby

Lawmakers need to lose fear of NRA, he says

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg has stepped up his calls for tighter gun laws in the wake of last month's Colorado massacre, but to his frustration, not many people seem to be listening—especially not President Obama and Mitt Romney. The argument that gun carnage can be stopped with existing laws—as...

Bloomberg's New Push: Get Moms to Breastfeed

But some women aren't happy with new initiative at city hospitals

(Newser) - New York City Mayor Bloomberg's mission to make his city healthier isn't stopping at public smoking or big sodas . Now he wants moms to breastfeed, reports the New York Post (which is dismissive of what it views as another "nanny state" effort). Starting in September, most of...

Bloomberg Endorses Scott Brown

NYC mayor hosting fundraiser for Mass. senator

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg holds a number of left-leaning views, but technically the New York City mayor is a political independent—and he’s definitely leaning to the right when it comes to the Massachusetts Senate race. Politico reports that Bloomberg is hosting an Aug. 15 fundraiser for incumbent Scott Brown, who...

Gay Marriage Pays: NYC Pulls in $259M in 2011

Nearly 11% of New York marriages last year were by same-sex couples

(Newser) - Critics of gay marriage bash its societal costs, but apparently it pays pretty well, too, with New York City pulling in a tidy $259 million last year. In the first year that same-sex marriage has been legal in New York, 8,200 marriage licenses for gay couples were issued—nearly...

Romney: New Gun Laws Wouldn't Matter

But he backed assault weapons ban as governor

(Newser) - Here's Mitt Romney's assessment of the Dark Knight massacre that claimed 12 lives: Different gun laws would not have made any difference. Even though the candidate has supported stricter gun controls in the past, he said on CNBC yesterday : "I still believe that the Second Amendment is...

Cue the Debate on Gun Control
 Cue the Debate on Gun Control 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Jul 22, 2012 11:54 AM CDT

Cue the Debate on Gun Control

Colorado massacre dominates Sunday talk shows

(Newser) - The Dark Knight massacre ripped through the Sunday talk shows today, echoing the resurgent national conversation about gun control in the wake of the tragedy. The players and their thoughts, as per Politico :
  • Colo. Gov. John Hickenlooper : “This guy is a terrorist. He wasn’t a terrorist in the
...

Sorry, NYPD, You Haven&#39;t Stopped 14 Terror Attacks
Sorry, NYPD, You Haven't Stopped 14 Terror Attacks
propublica
Jul 10, 2012 7:05 PM CDT

Sorry, NYPD, You Haven't Stopped 14 Terror Attacks

ProPublica: Mayor, police chief are exaggerating

(Newser) - Since 9/11, the NYPD has stopped 14 terror attacks, right? It must be true because Mayor Bloomberg and police chief Ray Kelly keeping trumpeting the stat, and the media keep circulating it. (Like in this profile .) ProPublica took a look at the NYPD's own list of the 14...

Bloomberg Plans Teeny NYC Apartments

Contest looks for designs in 275 to 300 square foot range

(Newser) - Just when you thought New York City studio apartments couldn't get any smaller, the mayor comes up with this idea: apartments that measure up at just 275 to 300 square feet. Michael Bloomberg launched a city contest yesterday to develop the "micro-units," which will be housed in...

Mayor at Hot Dog Weigh-In: 'Who Wrote This Sh*t?'

Mayor can't take the puns at Nathan's event

(Newser) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg was on hand yesterday for the contestant weigh-in at the annual Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating World Championship, but he couldn't quite choke down all the puns in his prepared remarks. The mayor was forced to recite lines like, "Let's be frank. This...

Public Hates NY Soda Ban
 Public Hates NY Soda Ban 
Poll Numbers
Jun 8, 2012 2:45 PM CDT

Public Hates NY Soda Ban

Nearly two in three oppose it

(Newser) - The public isn't swallowing Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on sodas larger than 16 ounces. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll , spotted by Politico , finds that a whopping 64% of Americans disapprove of the ban, compared to 36% who support it. And even more (71%) say they don't believe that...

Bloomberg Cool With Easing Off on Pot Busts

Surprise backing gives Cuomo proposal a boost

(Newser) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg made waves yesterday by lending his support to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The news comes as a bit of a surprise, considering New York City pot busts have soared under the mayor, with some 50,...

Banning Big Sodas: Nanny State or Smart Move?
Banning Big Sodas:
Nanny State or Smart Move?
OPINIONs
May 31, 2012 1:44 PM CDT

Banning Big Sodas: Nanny State or Smart Move?

Mayor Bloomberg's proposal draws flak and praise

(Newser) - Mayor Bloomberg wants to ban sodas bigger than 16 ounces from being sold in New York City (with a few exceptions ), and as the AP points out, he's likely to get his way considering he appoints everyone on the city's Board of Health. A sampling of reaction:...

NYC Moves to Ban Big, Sugary Drinks

Mayor proposes 16-ounce limit at restaurants, movie theaters

(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg wants to boot big, sugary drinks from the Big Apple. The New York City mayor has unveiled a plan to ban the sale of any cup or bottle of sweetened drink larger than 16 ounces at restaurants, arenas, movie theaters, and street carts, reports the New York Times...

Bloomberg: Feds Should Make Cities Take Immigrants

He blasts Obama for failing to lead on immigration

(Newser) - America's immigration system is turning away the very workers it needs for economic growth, Michael Bloomberg warned at a panel discussion yesterday. The New York City mayor, pointing to a report showing that other countries are snapping up skilled migrants, argued that states should be allowed to set immigration...

Pollster Saves Woman's Life With Well-Timed Call

Bobby Berlin went into diabetic shock on the phone

(Newser) - Who says pollsters aren't good for anything? Not Bobby Berlin. The New York City woman had just gotten a call asking how she felt about Michael Bloomberg when she went into diabetic shock, NBC New York reports. "Something just sounded off," says the pollster, a Marist College...

Obama, GOP Blowing Hot Air on Tax Plans
 Obama, GOP Blowing 
 Hot Air on Tax Plans 
Michael Bloomberg
Mar 29, 2012 1:19 PM CDT

Obama, GOP Blowing Hot Air on Tax Plans

Mayor Bloomberg: Let Bush cuts expire and pass Bowles-Simpson

(Newser) - Mike Bloomberg sounds a little weary of election-year politics as it pertains to the economy. President Obama, for instance, is tacking way left with his populist call to soak the rich. His tax plan "is a political strategy, not an economic one," writes Bloomberg in the Wall Street ...

Newark to Probe NYPD Muslim Spying
Newark to
Probe NYPD Muslim Spying
Feb 22, 2012 12:11 PM CST

Newark to Probe NYPD Muslim Spying

After AP shows mayor huge file detailing snooping in the city

(Newser) - When the AP showed Newark Mayor Cory Booker a file detailing the extent to which the NYPD's " Demographics Unit " had spied on his city's Muslims, he was caught off-guard. "Wow," he said. "This raises a number of concerns." Soon after, he said...

Bloomberg Rips Congress Over Stalled Gun Control Laws

New York mayor evokes Gabrielle Giffords in criticism of Capitol Hill

(Newser) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to know "who has to get killed" for Congress to support gun control laws. Appearing on Meet the Press today, Bloomberg said he has made a gun control ad with Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to air during the Super Bowl, Mediaite reports. Then...

Bloomberg Pledges $250K to Planned Parenthood

... to help make up for the Komen foundation cuts

(Newser) - Maybe that controversial decision by the Susan G. Komen foundation will end up helping Planned Parenthood: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg today pledged $250,000 of his own money to the group to pay for breast cancer screening after Komen yanked its funds, reports the New York Times . Planned...

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