NYC's mayoral politics as municipal theater
Photo credit: Getty Images | New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg appears in a pre-taped interview on "Meet the Press" in Washington D.C. (Dec. 15, 2012)
Early in his mayoralty, Michael Bloomberg tended to sound matter-of-fact when others expected him to show emotion or urgency.
This week, starting his final year in office, Bloomberg stood characteristically apart from the region's other elected officials when he refrained from criticizing, even mildly, the House Republicans' postponement of a vote on a $60 billion superstorm Sandy disaster...
