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NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Legacy

New York City will soon be electing a new mayor, but the city’s current mayor, Michael Bloomberg, has left an indelible mark on the nation’s largest city. Mayor Bloomberg certainly had his own agenda for New York. From bike lanes to school control, term limits, guns and soda bans, he refused to back down–even when […]

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