Tag Archives: mayor michael bloomberg

• News

  Last-minute marathon cancellation disappoints runners

  On her way to pick up her New York City Marathon bib number Friday, longtime New Yorker Lauren Mandel was having second thoughts of running in the iconic race.
• News

  Report links NY gun crime to VA, other states

  The majority of guns used to commit crimes in New York state are obtained in states with less restrictive firearms policies, chief among which being Virginia, according to a new federal report.
• Offbeat

  School bans patriotic song, okays Justin Bieber

  A popular patriotic tune has been pulled from the program at a Brooklyn kindergarten graduation, out of concern some would find it offensive–only to be replaced by a Justin Bieber tune.