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FILE - In this March 12, 2018 file photo, a helicopter, which crashed the previous day, is hoisted by crane from the East River onto a barge, in New York. The helicopter company, FlyNYON, exploited a regulatory loophole to avoid stricter safety requirements, federal investigators said Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Loophole limited scrutiny before deadly NYC helicopter crash

By MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

New York City concert to honor Oklahoma native Woody Guthrie

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FILE - This Oct. 6, 2016, file photo shows an exterior of the Javits Center during the first day of New York Comic Con. New York City lawmakers are poised to adopt legislation requiring “bird-friendly” glass on all new construction to cut down on the tens of thousands of birds who die flying into the city's buildings every year. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

NYC set to require ‘bird-friendly’ glass on new construction

By KAREN MATTHEWS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, July 11, 2019 file photo, Harvey Weinstein, left, arrives at court for a hearing related to his sexual assault case in New York. Harvey Weinstein is scheduled to appear in a New York City courtroom Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 for a pretrial hearing in his rape and sexual assault case. The hearing is one of many courts have scheduled across the state in advance of an overhaul of the state's rules for setting bail for criminal defendants. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Weinstein accused of misusing ankle monitor; $5M bail sought

By TOM HAYS and RYAN TARINELLI and MICHAEL R. SISAK - Associated Press

Then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Diana Taylor arrive for the State Dinner in honor of the Prime Minister of India at the White House in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (Michael Connor/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Michael Bloomberg says his live-in girlfriend would be ‘de facto first lady’ if he wins election

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

NY gives green light to expanding $15 minimum wage

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Gun Laws and the Home Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The Supreme Court and the right to keep and bear arms

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Michael Bloomberg served three terms as mayor of New York City when the city previously had a strict two-term limit on mayors. (Associated Press)

Michael Bloomberg backs marijuana decriminalization, says feds should not intervene in state laws

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

NYC to replace some delivery trucks with cargo bikes

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Doreen Goy, of Warwick, R.I., uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk after a second round of snow struck the area, on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/William J. Kole)

Lingering snowstorm wreaks havoc on Boston commute

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

This photo provided Nov. 7, 2019, by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety shows some of the 75,000 THC vaping cartridges seized in drug busts by Minnesota's Northwest Metro Drug Task Force. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety via AP)

Marijuana vaping busts on rise; over 500K seized in 2 years

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

This photo from Tuesday, March 28, 2006 , shows New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg listening as he testifies about gun control before Congress in Washington. Mr. Bloomberg, a Democratic candidate for mayor, is on the defensive about his support of sin taxes on vices like smoking and sugary drinks, which disproportionately impact lower-income Americans. The former mayor says such taxes help encourage Americans to quit or cut back on those vices, and hence promotes their health. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Trump campaign is right to block Bloomberg News

By Ethan Epstein - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Monacelli Press shows the apartment of Suzanne Lipschutz inside the Chelsea Hotel in New York and is featured in the book by Colin Miller and Ray Mock titled &quot;Hotel Chelsea: Living in the Last Bohemian Haven.&quot; The book is a big, colorful celebration of more than two dozen residents, their living spaces and their stories. (Colin Miller/Monacelli Press via AP)

Bohemia lives on at New York City’s famed Hotel Chelsea

By KATHERINE ROTH - Associated Press

People gather outside the Supreme Court before the justices hear arguments in a case brought by gun owners in New York City, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Advocates of gun control worry that the court's conservative majority could use the case to call into question restrictions across the country. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Justices weighing dismissal of guns case

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In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, the Supreme Court in Washington, at sunset. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) **FILE**

Roberts seems to hold key to case over New York City gun law

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

A view of the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, March 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Supreme Court hears challenge to New York City’s ban on transporting firearms

By Alex Swoyer and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea, the incoming New York City Police Commissioner, attends a news conference at New York's City Hall. Shea succeeds James O’Neill on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, as commissioner of the New York Police Department. The 50-year-old Shea started as a Bronx patrolman in 1991 and gained prominence in the department as a crime stats guru. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Dermot Shea sworn in as NYPD commissioner amid serious challenges

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Mike Bloomberg speaks to the media, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019 in Phoenix. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, a late entrant in the already crowded race for the Democratic presidential nomination, was set Tuesday to file to run in Arizona's presidential primary. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

EDITORIAL: Mike Bloomberg foolishly joins the 2020 Democratic race

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A volunteer shoulders a helium hose as balloons are inflated Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019, the day before the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. The parade on Thursday will take place amid strong winds that could potentially ground the giant character balloons. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

After wind scare, balloons fly in Macy’s Thanksgiving parade

By Sabrina Caserta - Associated Press

File-This photo from Monday, Jan. 14, 2013, shows New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaking at a gun violence summit at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. Some felt Bloomberg's tenure as mayor worked better for a well-off elite than for others, including hundreds of thousands of black and Hispanic men experiencing police &quot;stop and frisks&quot; each year, the homeless whose numbers had surged, the tenants who sued seeing rents rise along with pricey skyscrapers. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Bloomberg as mayor: A New York that sparkled, and chafed

By JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press