Free Inauguration Tickets

Mayor Mike Bloomberg

New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will be sworn in as mayor this Friday for the third time, and unlike past years, everyone is welcome!

For the first time ever, VIP tickets will be available to the public on a first-come first-serve basis. All you have to do is call 212-669-7147 no later than 3 p.m. this Thursday to request tickets.

Bill de Blasio and John C. Liu will also be sworn into their positions as public advocate and comptroller, respectively.

NY1 News will broadcast the entire ceremony live, as well as stream it live on NY1.com.

What if Anthony Weiner Ran?

Rep. Anthony Weiner

The surprisingly close finish of the mayoral race between overwhelming favorite Michael Bloomberg and largely unknown City Comptroller Bill Thompson has left many Democrats wondering what could have been.
After Michael Bloomberg succeeded in extending city term limits to three, all of his major opponents bowed out of the race assuming that he would once again win by a landslide. Bloomberg took numerous steps to insure his victory which included spending a whopping $100 million on his reelection campaign. That is almost a quarter of what Obama spent to win a nationwide election while Bloomberg received less than 700,000 …continue reading