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Today's Lead: Scrutinizing Bloomberg's Legacy


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With only weeks left before the end of his tenure, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's legacy is being scrutinized anew. The Associated Press writes, "The city has never been safer or cleaner, a teeming metropolis transformed into a must-see attraction for more than 50 million tourists a year. " Meanwhile, City & State has published a series of interviews with key figures during the Bloomberg years, including Adrian Benepe, Katherine Oliver and Joel Klein. But all of this legacy talk isn't slowing down the Bloomberg administration: The New York Times reports that City Hall officials are pushing to get deals sealed on $12 billion in development before the mayor leaves office.

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Quinn Says Political Future Remains Undecided (Daily News)

 

Joe Lhota: 'I Am Going To Stay Active' (Yeshiva World)

 

Upstate District Finds Success With Common Core (Albany Times Union)

 

Public Housing Units Go Unoccupied For Years (NY Times)

 

Central Park Drive To Be Named After Mayor Lindsay (NBC)

 

Proposed Towers At Center Of Greenpoint Development Debate (Wall Street Journal)

 

Parents Fret About New Statewide Student Database (Associated Press)

 

The New Mayor's Biggest Challenge: Fixing The Schools (New York Magazine)

 

'Vapers' fight against proposed NYC ban of e-cigarettes (Crain's)



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