The Indypendent
Michael Bloomberg
Last month, the famous philanthropist Michael Bloomberg donated $350 million to his alma mater Johns Hopkins University and urged…
Hurricane Sandy left an estimated 40,000 people homeless in New York City. While Mayor Michael Bloomberg holds regular press…
Suffering in the Shadow of Wall Street
I live in northern Manhattan and within a few days of Hurricane Sandy striking at the end of October,…
Battle for Public Housing Intensifies in NYC After Hurricane Sandy
Sisters and Brothers, On Monday we traveled to Coney Island to visit some of my mom's friends who were…
Bloomberg’s Back-to-Work Imperative After Sandy Is the Broader Disaster
There’s a thin line between resilience and arrogance. In his response to Hurricane Sandy, one of the nation’s largest…
Hurricane Sandy slammed into the Eastern seaboard, leaving behind a trail of devastation that will take weeks–and more–to repair.…
Bloomberg and NYC’s Education Wars
The New York City school system averted catastrophe on June 24, 2011 when mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council Speaker…
Ever since Lawrence Swaim of the California-based Interfaith Freedom Foundation articulated his valuable insight to me that the question…
Beyond the Mosque: Bloomberg and New York’s Muslims
This article originally appeared in the Gotham Gazette: When Mayor Michael Bloomberg strongly defended the proposed Islamic community center…