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Under a proposal from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York would be the first city in the nation requiring stores to keep tobacco products out of sight.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s overture to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was rejected, but it may signal his dissatisfaction with the current candidates.

With long lines persisting at gas pumps, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said an odd-even rationing rule would go into effect at 6 a.m. Friday, and counties on Long Island announced a similar system.

Sunday's New York City marathon has been called off in the aftermath of the super storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announces.

New York's police commissioner is the top choice for the city's next mayor to be elected in 2013, according to a new poll released on Wednesday. Ray Kelly, who has served as police commissioner under both three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg and David Dinkins, was the choice of 23 percent of voters, including 18 percent of Democrats, in the Quinnipiac University poll.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a political independent whose reputation was built on competence, may have been defeated this time by a blizzard.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest men in America, says his views are too polarizing for him to become president of the United States.

New York City is buying one-way plane tickets for homeless families to leave the city. It's part of a Bloomberg administration program to keep the homeless out of the expensive shelter system, which costs $36,000 a year per family.

Mayor Bloomberg's bare-bones budget for next year slashes the city work force by 23,000 but won't hit homeowners with higher taxes, officials revealed Thursday.