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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Michael Bloomberg

Michael Bloomberg stories: 122 news summaries

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Aims to Take NYC Green

Plan calls for $8 fee to drive into Manhattan

Apr 23, 07 6:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg chose Earth Day to launch an ambitious, expensive and politically uncertain campaign to make New York City “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city.” The most provocative proposal: charging drivers $8 a day for entering Manhattan below 86th Street. More »

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environment • New York City • pollution • environmentalism • New York • Manhattan • Earth Day • PlaNYC • congestion pricing • Michael Bloomberg

NYC Pays Kids To Go to School

Cash bonuses to poor families for attendance, grades, holding jobs

Mar 30, 07 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget gold stars: poor New York City kids who attend class regularly or improve grades will get cash rewards. Mayor Michael Bloomberg tells the New York Times the program, which could net a low-income family up to $5,000 a year, is akin to sales bonuses in the private sector. More »

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education • families • New York City • children • Michael Bloomberg • school

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