[Aleenkagirlla]

This should be a front page story on the Times, and yet it is not....

[xADMlNx]

^
Exactly.

If someone was going to do a civil rights suit (and maybe something is percolating,) the Voice tapes would have been good evidence. They didn't need to wait for the internal report to confirm them.

Bloomberg, being a lame duck, doesn't need to change anything. The city council doesn't seem to be inclined to challenge him on this. Bloomberg will be out the end of next year, it will become the next mayor's problem. Unless some new Republican celebrity comes out of the woodwork (as has happened the two previous times the mayor's office did not have an incumbent running), the next mayor will likely be a democrat. This person will likely have different agenda, commitments, and loyalites than the last two. They may decide to pull on the reigns of the NYPD. Then again, if they pull too hard, and we get back to 2000+ murders a year, they're going to destroy their career.

[occafeVes]

I know you were only using it as an example, but I doubt they were fudging the Murder tally.

Muggings and break ins probably, but a dead body is harder to hide than a broken window.

[new-nickname-zanovo]

... Unless some new Republican celebrity comes out of the woodwork (as has happened the two previous times the mayor's office did not have an incumbent running), the next mayor will likely be a democrat.

The republican mayoral candidate of choice is Ray Kelly, head of NYPD.

[Patamuta]

Bloomberg, being a lame duck, doesn't need to change anything.

Is Bloomberg lame-duck as a politician?

They may decide to pull on the reigns of the NYPD. Then again, if they pull too hard, and we get back to 2000+ murders a year, they're going to destroy their career. As police commissioner, Bratton helped lower crime rates while at the time improving police relations with the public, which were abysmal in the early 90s.

[CreativeSuiteDown]

Bloomberg prides himself as a master who can keep information under control.

A big question as NYC moves forward is how much he'll continue his influence over political candidates & politicians as he moves toward the end of his reign as mayor. Will fear of Bloomberg keep them in line with his design? And will his influence continue to make others in charge cower and bow down after he's out of office?

[fuesquemill]

Has Bloomie turned to the Dark Side yet?

[unsamiSlini]

Some would say he's resided there for quite some time.

[comprar-espana]

Does he constitute a "Republican Celebrity"? I'm not so sure. He would just be considered a regular politician. I haven't even heard anything about him actually wanting to run.

With Weiners flame out, isn't the presumptive next mayor Quinn?

The republican mayoral candidate of choice is Ray Kelly, head of NYPD.

[esdfsdflast]

Given the fact that he didn't take a couple of chances to run for higher office, I'd say yes. He could have easily run for Governor or Senator, been able to waltz into the Republican nomination, and contended for either spot (especially the senate seat.)

He just turned 70. I don't think he stays (at least directly) in the game after he leaves.

Is Bloomberg lame-duck as a politician?
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[Greactbet]

With Weiners flame out, isn't the presumptive next mayor Quinn?

She probably thinks so. But many of her constituents and other NYC voters think she's a big sell out and will always put first the real estate guys who so heavily fund her efforts. The mayoral campaign with multiple candidates vying for power is going to be ugly.