Bloomberg was a Democrat for life until 2001, when he switched to the Republican Party to run for mayor. In 2004, he supported the re-election of George W. Bush and spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention. Our editors will review what you have submitted and determine if they should review the article.
Michael Bloomberg, in full Michael Rubens Bloomberg, (born February 14, 1942 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA) UU.) Under New York's merger rules, a candidate can run in more than one party and combine all the votes received on all lines. Since its creation, NYC TV has absorbed the local broadcaster WNYE-TV and has become the largest local broadcast network in the New York region with a high-power station, four cable stations and an FM radio station, now collectively known as NYC Media. In July 2002, Bloomberg signed a cigarette tax that raised the cigarette tax in New York City to the highest level in the United States. Before turning to electoral politics, Bloomberg had a long career in finance, starting at the investment bank Salomon Brothers in New York City.
Bloomberg took office with the idea that technology could not only make the New York City government more efficient and responsive, but also more transparent. One of Mayor Bloomberg's biggest successes in developing New York City was to revitalize Brooklyn Bridge Park, a design process funded by a long-term financial model to develop several structures throughout the park, including the adaptive reuse of Empire Stores stores in DUMBO. Despite his commitment to left-center reform, Bloomberg initiated some center-right policies that infuriated members of the left, including expanding school options in New York City. Despite being elected Republican for the first time, Bloomberg instituted a broad center-left political agenda in New York City as mayor.
Bloomberg extended New York City's smoking ban to all commercial establishments, including bars and nightclubs. A Republican hasn't won New York City in a presidential election since Calvin Coolidge won in 1924. By focusing on making New York's economy more diverse, its business climate more hospitable, and its communities more livable, they helped bring New York to its strongest economic position in decades. With Frieden, the New York City Department of Health prioritized reducing cases of HIV, diabetes and hypertension. While Bloomberg was mayor, New York City hosted the 2004 Republican National Convention, in the face of opposition from thousands of residents of a heavily Democratic city.
The company's other interests included the news service Bloomberg Business News, the New York City news radio station WBBR and Bloomberg Television. Some accused Bloomberg of hypocrisy because he was also campaigning to extend the term limit of the New York governor to three consecutive terms at the time.
