Mayor of New York City

A Tale of Two Cities, the 1859 classic written by Charles Dickens, tells the story of two men who look similar, but have different characters, begins with the famous verbiage, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had

during three terms of Mayor did it help set the bar too high? During Mayor Michael Bloomberg three terms he focused on the public school education, healthcare, carbon footprint, technology, housing improvement and crime during one of the toughest time in New York City. He may be more acknowledged for his third term salary as Mayor of New York City was a $1 per year. During his tenure as mayor, from 2002 through 2013, Bloomberg brought his innovation-driven approach to city government. Michael Bloomberg

due to the company’s New York City offices ceasing operations because of bad investments. Because of this financial fall, a chain of other setbacks took place, such as – British investors decided to remove funds from U.S. banks, grain prices fell, and rail routes disseminated which ruined thousands of investors (Huston, 1987). Railroad builders obtained a $5 million loan from the Ohio financial institution and had been defrauded out of millions more by the manager of its New York branch. Ohio Life

As the country was embroiled in an unremitting civil war, New York City was afflicted by riots that would become the city’s most devastating instance of racially motivated violence. Between July 13th and July 16th, 1863, ten days after 46,000 Americans were slain at Gettysburg, riots broke out over a new law passed by Congress. This law, the Enrollment Act, was established to bring new recruits into the Union Army that was being diminished by the increasing amount of high-casualty battles. What

repairs which should be submitted as work orders, but should be addressed immediately at the time of inspection of the apartment. The limitation of this option is that not all apartments are being inspected regularly and minor repairs are submitted as new open work orders. Optimal Property Management Operating Model (OPMOM) launched in January 2016 and is currently being tested. This strategy was created in response to repairs taking too long of a time to be addressed and completed. With OPMOM option

Fiorello LaGuardia was born on December 11th 1882 to immigrants of Italian and Jewish ancestry in New York. He served as the mayor of New York City from 1945-1945. He is considered to be one of the mayors who redefined New York City politics. Fiorello had a very long career in politics before serving as mayor. After graduating New York University law school in 1910, LaGuardia practiced law and was appointed Deputy Attorney General. He also served many terms in Congress as a republican. LaGuardia

Travis A. Greene Josh Lindsay CRJ-115-01 Piedmont Technical College April 24, 2017 Excessive Force or Noncompliance On July 17, 2014 history was made when Eric Garner, 43 years-old who died while in a headlock by a New York Police Department officer, and several other officers on his back for supposedly selling unlicensed cigarettes on a store-front. Mr. Garner was approached by a plain clothes officers, later identified as Officers Daniel Pantaleo and Justin Damico. The bystanders and store

As Hurricane Sandy approached New York on October 28, 2012, and President Obama declared a state of emergency for the region, federal state and city authorities moved into emergency mode. The president directed Fugate, administrator of FEMA, to make all resources available to affected states and responders. The Department of Energy worked with FEMA to provide assistance to electric industries and potential power restoration efforts. Governor Cuomo ordered the Metropolitan Transport Authority to

Should government have the freedom to limit its citizens’ freedom? The answer is yes but the question is how much and for what reasons. The ban on large sugary drinks – more than 16 ounce- at food service establishments proposed by The New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg sparked a heated debate over this question. Proponents of the ban justified it by citing studies which showed excessive amount of sugar causes obesity and has many other serious negative effects on health. They argued that such

Speech Essay In 2010, The Guardian published an article, which contained a public speech, delivered by the New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. In his speech, Michael Bloomberg defended the proposition of building a mosque near Ground Zero, with the hopes of appealing to the audience by reminding them that Muslims are also New Yorkers and that denying them their mosque, not only do the New Yorkers show double standards, they are also repeating history of religious repression. In Bloomberg’s speech