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Drawing parallels, contrasts between Suozzi, Bloomberg

Their styles, backgrounds and degrees of clout differ so sharply that the comparison may seem weird. Yet, for eight years the public careers of neighboring elected executives, Nassau County's Thomas Suozzi and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, have run remarkably parallel. Both overcame long odds to win elections in 2001. Both filled budget gaps using big property-tax hikes. Both won re-election...

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