The first of its kind in the country, the restriction has sparked reaction from pizzeria counters to late-night talk shows, celebrated by some as a bold attempt to improve people's health and derided by others as another "nanny state" law from Bloomberg during his 11 years in office.
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He had planned to run in 2009 before Michael Bloomberg had the term-limits law changed.
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Bloomberg also said it had hired law firm Hogan Lovells to assist Mr. Palmisano.
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Plastic foam cups that keep drinks hot would also be on the chopping block if Bloomberg's citywide ban becomes law.
He had planned to run for mayor in 2009, but opted not to when Mayor Michael Bloomberg successfully overturned the term-limits law and sought a third term.
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Mr. Bloomberg, who successfully overturned the city's term-limit law to win a third four-year term, said he wasn't finished making changes to the city he has run for 11 years.
Ms Weingarten, no fan of Joel Klein, Mr Bloomberg's schools' chancellor, wants the state legislature to reauthorise the law, but with modifications.
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The schools lost that increase from last year because the United Federation of Teachers union and Mayor Michael Bloomberg failed to agree to a teacher evaluation system by a deadline set in state law.
In October 2008, Bloomberg shoved a bill through the New York City Council to change the term limits law in New York City to three terms from two so that he could remain mayor until 2013.
Squadron calls it part of a larger strategy to make Bloomberg the go-to place for data analytics for an array of industries, including banking and law.
The proposed law on sweetened drinks is the latest in a long line of public health interventions by Mayor Bloomberg's office.
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"The economic ramifications are very real, and this special interest lawsuit has done a lot of damage to the city, " Mr. Stringer said, urging Mr. Bloomberg and City Council leaders to convene to find a way to settle the judge's concerns about the law.
"During the Clinton administration there were efforts to fully enforce the gun laws we have through innovative crime gun tracing projects, partnerships with state and local law enforcement and tough prosecution initiatives, " said Arkadi Gerney, an adviser to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on illegal guns from 2006-11.
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