Noticing New York's Michael D. D. White notes that "We can't keep up with the Bloomberg updates. . . " but NNY gives "it one heck of try!"
We at No Power Grab can hardly keep up with Noticing New York's coverage of Bloomberg but this is a good time for us to try. Noticing New York frequently covers Bloombergalia and has done a number of comprehensive overview pieces. The newest one just went up. The incredible thing is that the latest one tells quite a story even though it is comprised of just one week's worth of updates.
Here, as a good resource, is a comprehensive list of NNY's recent comprehensive Bloomberg overview pieces including the one just up.
The Basic Overview Package:
Monday, February 2, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
What you will find: Do you know when Bloomberg made his money? How much did he make before he started politics and how much did he make afterward? And when exactly did he start "giving" is his "charitable" gifts away and what polical conditions does he attach to that money? How much more does Bloomberg spend on charitable campaign spending than on his direct political campaign expenditures? How much more does he spend than all his opposition? And what about the extra money Bloomberg is forcing taxpayers to spend on the political camaign? How does Bloomberg make his money by doing business with businesses that have dealing with the city? Who are Bloomberg's top deputies and what do they not know about staying away from conflicts of interest? What conflicts of interest rules did Bloomberg agree to follow and then ignore? How does Bloomberg's "terminal" business pull in money for Bloomberg What famous Twilight Zone episode does the Bloomberg adminstartion bring to mind?
A Recent Set of Updates:
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
What you will find: When Bloomberg gets a bunch of nonprofits together in a room what message does he give them? Does he even bother to be subtle? Which burns more, Bloomberg's connection with the FIRE or the ICE sectors of the economy, and what the heck is ICE anyway? What tools has Bloomberg used to eliminate his opponents and how ruthless is he? What about the New York Times? Who are the candidates for mayor who are not taking money from real estate developers and might there be other candidates who would like to do so but have been cut off? Has the press been keeping track of Bloomberg's wealth?- Do they even know what it is? Did Bloomberg actually lose $4 billion in a matter of months? Why would, or wouldn't, it be fair to compare Bloomberg to Corzine, the rich governor across the river? How is Bloomberg following in the footsteps of llinois ex-Governor Ron Blagojevich? What else is new withe the Bloomberg adminstration on the quid-pro-quo front? What's peculiar and special but out of proportion about a new, recently breaking Bloomberg adminstration ethics scandal? What makes the Bloomberg administration's governance of New York like Rome's sacking of Carthage?
And the Very Most Recent Update (based on just one week's worth of stories)
Sunday, April 19, 2009
What's to learn just from the events of the past week: If you are a Wall Street friend of Michael Bloomberg's how long is the list of things you can't be accused of doing and how many of the deadly sins are on it? And what about Madoff and friends? How has a recently breaking Bloomberg administration ethics scandal just become immensely more interesting and complicated and who's lawyering up? Want to know about lawyer Randy Mastro? What's a major story the New York press is missing? How do Bloomberg high commissioner's misdeeds mirror Bloomberg's own conduct? What should you know about nepotism in the Bloomberg administration? What Giuliani-delivered perk was a certain Bloomberg, LP employee taking advantage of and how is that relevant to the way the Bloomberg administration now runs the city? What does the Cuomo SEC investigation of Alan Hevesi have to do with investment of Bloomberg's personal billions and the ways Bloomberg was supposed to be ethical? What political rising star might just have made a bad mistake by endorsing Bloomberg?
And Don't Forget Our Favorite Two Quick Reference Pieces:
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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