Asked about Communities Secretary Hazel Blears' failure to pay capital gains tax on the sale of the flat she designated her "second home" for expenses purposes, he said that had been "unacceptable" but would not say she would be forced to stand down.
If he wants to scapegoat Congress and the Federal government for shorting cities on housing, Bloomberg has an immense repertoire to choose from: the flat out failure of foreclosure policies, anti-urban transportation funding, lending that stifles mixed-use developments, and so on.