Michael Bloomberg

By The Huffington Post News Editors Obama campaign veterans are finally admitting that President Obama's lackluster endorsement for New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill Thompson was intended to be less than stellar. Mayor Bloomberg "is an ally," said one Obama campaign operative who held a top position in the pre...

By The Huffington Post News Editors There are also the numbers – New York City leans heavily to the left, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans by a ratio of 5-to-1. Democrats were also energized by their party's White House win in 2008. Jason Gerald supported Bloomberg in 2005 but voted for the Democrat this year.

Still mulling whom to vote for today? Well the ballot does provide choice for mayor beyond Michael Bloomberg and Bill Thompson. Also on the ballot are Stephen Christopher (Conservative); Dan Fein (Socialist Worker); Francsica Villar (Socialism and Libertarian); Dan Fein (Socialist...

By Dan Cantor And that’s why, on Tuesday, we’re backing Bill Thompson for Mayor. Our current mayor has his own ideas about how New York City should work, but it has become increasingly clear that many New Yorkers are left out of his vision. More on Michael Bloomberg

By The Huffington Post News Editors In our latest Guide for the Last Minute Voter, we have an exhaustive look at the Bloomberg record, stories on the race between Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Comptroller Bill Thompson, a look at a handful of competitive City Council races, information on the city's other contests (includi...

By Jarrett Murphy Mayor Bloomberg, however, doesn't seem terribly worried. He's kept to a light schedule this week on both the official and the campaign side, with an emphasis on events related to the World Series. (Perhaps Bloomberg is trying to correct the most glaring flaw of his mayoralty: The Yankees a...

By The Huffington Post News Editors Speaker Christine Quinn and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson both acknowledged--separately--that Ms. Quinn had agreed to endorse Mr. Thompson for mayor. More on Michael Bloomberg

The latest poll results from Quinnipiac University are out and since last week's Marist poll Mayor Michael Bloomberg has gained another point over Comptroller Bill Thompson. The results have Thompson trailing Bloomberg by 18 points -- 53 to 35 percent. Even among Democrats Thompson is b...

By Leonie Haimson The article starts off with a description of a dinner party Bloomberg recently gave for the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson: What should he care? Bloomberg has outspent his rival candidate for mayor, Bill Thompson, 16 to one, and is on his way to breaking his own previous records of $100 mil...

By Thomas W. Carroll Under Bloomberg and mayoral control (vs. how it was run under Bill Thompson under the old board of education), the public school system is viewed as a "portfolio" rather than as a centrally run monolith. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's record as an education reformer continues to be a central is...

By The Huffington Post News Editors You should be ashamed," Thompson told Bloomberg. It wasn't enough, Bloomberg said. Bloomberg, running on the Republican and Independent Party lines, said voters will have their say about term limits on Nov. 3 -- Election Day. More on Michael Bloomberg

President Obama is refusing to get involved in the city mayor's race unless Bill Thompson (D) can somehow close the gap with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the New York Daily News reports.

By fvmoore Gore Endorses Bloomberg? It sure sounds like Al Gore just endorsed New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg for re-election over the Democratic candidate, Bill Thompson. Bloomberg Holds Big Lead A new Quinnipiac poll in New York City finds William Thompson (D) was denied a bounce after h...

A new Marist poll in New York City finds Mayor Michael Bloomberg leading Bill Thompson among registered voters, 50% to 39%. Among likely voters, Bloomberg leads 52% to 43%.

By The Huffington Post News Editors NEW YORK — New York City Comptroller William Thompson Jr. has cruised to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary and will face billionaire incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg had been barred from a third term but persuaded the City Council last year to change the term-limits l...

By Jimmy Vielkind Jonathan Hicks is no longer at The New York Times. The Yankee Stadium deal is the new West Side Stadium: a political liability for Michael Bloomberg. Here's video of Bill Thompson saying Michael Bloomberg is silencing the will of the people:

By Azi Paybarah The subhead in this New York Post article says Fossella won’t resign. Bloomberg is on this blogger’s short list of V.P. candidates. And Mike Barbaro has a dispatch from his trip to Ireland with Michael Bloomberg, Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson.