The end of an era in NYC after 12 years

[pr0phecy718]

Report: Bloomberg spent $650M on NYC in 12 years

NEW YORK (AP) — A new report says billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent $650 million of his own fortune on New York City over the course of three terms in office.

Sorting through public documents, philanthropy databases and other records the New York Times estimates Sunday that figure is probably low.

The newspaper says Bloomberg spent about $62,400 in 12 years for weekly cleanings of two large saltwater fish tanks in City Hall. He also made $23 million in campaign donations and has given a cool $30 million to the Metropolitan Museum of Art since 2002.

Bloomberg, who Forbes Magazine estimates is worth $27 billion, famously took a $1 annual salary as mayor.

He's spent generously to promote gun control and other issues he's passionate about.

He leaves office at midnight Tuesday.

 

[andretti]

Good ****....

 

[rillo561]

I wonder how much he made during this time too.

 

[pr0phecy718]

By Michael R. Bloomberg
Thank you, New Yorkers.

Thank you for giving me the honor of serving as your mayor for 12 years. It has been the privilege of my life.
You took a chance on me in those dark days after the attacks of Sept. 11, when the city's future was so uncertain and our hearts were so heavy. I was a political outsider, an entrepreneur with no government experience who asked for your trust.

All I could offer you back then was a promise: That I would govern as a results-oriented leader, not a partisan politician; I would make integrity the hallmark of City Hall, never owing the special interests a favor; and I would always do what I believed to be right, no matter which way the political winds were blowing.
That promise is often made in politics, but almost never kept. I've worked every day to keep it.

I hired the most talented and dedicated people, no matter what party they belonged to, and gave them the freedom to come up with innovative new ways to improve life in our city. Whether you agreed or disagreed with us on any particular issue, you knew that the decisions we made were based on the facts as we understood them, not on campaign contributions or political calculations.

Those decisions were sometimes controversial. But our determination to do right by New Yorkers allowed us to accomplish things that few people thought possible.

When I first took the oath of office, few people would have believed that murder could be cut in half; that high school graduation rates could be increased by 42%; that the number of jobs could hit a record high, with most of them being created outside of Manhattan; that our life expectancy could grow by three years; that we could build the first city-funded extension of the subway since 1950.

Or that we could be the only large city in the country to experience no increase in poverty; that we could create the largest affordable housing program any city has ever undertaken; that our air could be cleaner than it's been in more than 50 years; that our carbon footprint could be reduced by 16%; that public art installations - like the Gates - could become global sensations; that the state's first gay marriage could be performed at Gracie Mansion; and that we could go 12 years without terrorists carrying out another attack.

Today, New York City is stronger than it's ever been. Of course, we continue to face serious challenges - and we always will. But we have shown that even the toughest challenges can be tackled successfully.

The progress we have made is a credit to everyone who has served in our administration - and everyone who works tirelessly on behalf of our city. I will leave office with a deep sense of appreciation for the work they have done - and the sacrifices they have made.
In recent weeks, I have called the families of all the city employees who died in the line of duty over the past 12 years. I wanted to let them know I was thinking of them, and to tell them, again, how grateful our city remains for the extraordinary devotion their loved ones showed us. We must never forget them.

On my very first day in office, after taking the oath at City Hall, I visited the World Trade Center site to thank the men and women working there - and to tell them that we would rebuild our city stronger than ever.
Every day as mayor, I have woken up thinking about how to make our city stronger - and safer, healthier, greener, freer, fairer and more just, compassionate and forward-looking, with more opportunity for all.

On Wednesday morning, I will wake up and smile, knowing that we did everything we could to achieve those goals. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you - and to make a difference in the future of this great city we all love so much.
Bloomberg is mayor of New York.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/bloomberg-legacy-article-1.1559899#ixzz2p3raBEV4

 

[fresh out dabox]

nice wall of text^^^^

 

[sole vintage]

Im going to miss his Spanish translations great job Bloomberg.

I don't see Bill de blasio lasting to long.

 

[milestailsprowe]

He must of have made a mint but he did right by the city from what I know

 

[jewseejay]

Damn... he was a pretty good dude

His gun control thoughts can miss me but i hafta credit a man born into such affluence but still with the drive to do sumthin n life... lotta stress to take on and money to donate when he coulda been chillin n the tropics drinkin his days away. Respec

 

[pr0phecy718]

@ninjahood @onewearz @JohnnyRedStorm @DubA169 ravagebx @DON RAMON

 

[acemaster193]

Didn't agree with all of his policies, but I can't help but respect what this man did for the city.

 

[diewitsjames]

he made good health policies so hes cool in my book

 

[jhova718]

We can discuss his shortcomings but NY is much better today than it was when he came into office.

Edit: autocorrect

 

[Nike Jordan]

We can discuss his short comings but NY is much better today than it was when he came into office.

 

[ravagebx]

Meh he wasn't the worst but he's far from the best as well. His exit was way overdue. NYC is in dire need of some grounding and he's just not the guy to do it. Hopefully BDB can bring up the tail end Bloomie left behind.

 

[misha]

Ain't do ****

 

[rare]

Welp

 

[sonoftony]

Didn't agree with all of his policies, but I can't help but respect what this man did for the city.

My exact thoughts

 

[solexsup]

Remember when i was in highschool everyone hated him for not canceling school when it snowing hard as hell

 

[crazy ebw]

Never heard of dude.

 

[water]

Never heard of dude.

not sure if srs 

Remember when i was in highschool everyone hated him for not canceling school when it snowing hard as hell

 

[ootherocoo]

Good work Mayor!!

 

[pr0phecy718]

Never heard of dude.

Ehh

He's made national headlines with the ban on soda, gun control and smoking..I would be very surprised if you really never heard of him in the last 12 years.

Assuming you're not joking lol

 

[knowledgebones72]

I work in Baltimore and Bloomberg owns several buildings and divisions of my job.

Whenever I want to grab some lunch in one of the buildings I end up walkin past a hand-painted life size portrait of dude.

Plus the building itself is filled with original Mattise paintings and Answl Adams photography amongst other things.

And the top floor is a private cafeteria with food prepared by a local catering service with these giant windows that overlook the entire Baltimore skyline and the inner harbor. Like the view goes for miles.

**** like that let's you know what real wealth is. There are mad people outside of New York who have no choice but to say that Michael Bloomberg is that dude.

 

[rell826]

His last administration was terrible, borderline fascist and really separated the haves from the have nots. NYC is just a playground for the rich now while the middle class struggles. He made waves during his last four years but there are things you can't look past. With that said, de Blasio is going to undo everything he's done for the worst. He already gave the Board of Education back to the unions while graduation rates went up because teachers were held accountable.

 

[Nike Jordan]

Does anyone think Old Man Bloomy will run for President in 2016?