Posts tagged Mayor Bloomberg
The Media and the Mayor: Michael Bloomberg's Transformation

Once he was described as an antidote to the old urban politics. Today he’s become an institution whose work could define a generation in government much like two other three-term mayors, Ed Koch and Robert Wagner. Are the news media revising their views on Mayor Bloomberg in this election year?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, election, Mayor Bloomberg, media, Michael Bloomberg, policies, political campaigns, politics, urban policy, urban politicsComment
Now What? NYC's Election Year Fiscal Crisis

The boom is over, and the city’s families and neighborhoods are beginning to feel the consequences. Mayor Bloomberg managed seven years of rapid budget growth but now, as he prepares a run for a third term, the city faces potentially massive shortfalls. How fast and how hard will a sputtering economy and shrinking revenues hit city services?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, budget, city government, city services, communities, community infrastructure, economic collapse, economic crisis, economy, election, elections, fiscal crisis, Mayor Bloomberg, neighborhoods, policies, politics, public policy, recession, revenues, taxes, urban policy, wealthComment
Maintaining Momentum: Can New York’s Ambitious Development Agenda Survive an Economic Downturn?

The city’s economy is slowing and construction costs remain extraordinarily high, but the Bloomberg administration still has its sights set on far-reaching development projects. Will New York be able to maintain its fast pace of residential and commercial renewal? How are neighborhoods responding to zoning changes intended to spur growth?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, communities, community infrastructure, construction costs, cost, developers, development, development projects, economic crisis, economic slowdown, economic turndown, economy, growth, housing, infrastructure, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, neighborhoods, policies, politics, property values, public policy, recession, urban development, urban policyComment
Community Development and the Mega City

With large-scale developments underway in every borough, the physical face of New York City is already changing on a scale unseen in decades—even as the Bloomberg administration is planning for sustainable growth of nearly a million more residents by 2030. What are the implications formore livable neighborhoods and community renewal?

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBloomberg, city government, communities, community infrastructure, community renewal, economic boom, economic growth, economic influence, economy, growth, Mayor Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, policies, politics, public policy, regional growth, sustainability, sustainable growth, urban development, urban policy, urban sustainabilityComment