Mr Menino became mayor in 1993 after his predecessor left to become ambassador to the Vatican.
BBC: Tom Menino steps down after two decades as Boston mayor
Both Menino and Moreno were dead wrong even to claim they would do so.
First of all, the great mayor of Boston Tom Menino is in the house.
Menino said the city's snow emergency and parking ban will be lifted at 9 a.m.
"Boston is the vibrant, welcoming and world-class city it is today because of Tom Menino, " Mr Obama said.
BBC: Tom Menino steps down after two decades as Boston mayor
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino had declared a public health emergency in the city Wednesday because of the flu.
"I'm back to a mayor's schedule, but not a Menino schedule, " he said.
BBC: Tom Menino steps down after two decades as Boston mayor
Menino all but confirmed the decision as he left his house Thursday morning.
If Mayor Menino told me one thing in accepting this assignment, he said Ken, make sure you lower people's expectations.
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"I will leave the job that I love, " Mr Menino, 70, told a crowd of hundreds, including staff and supporters.
BBC: Tom Menino steps down after two decades as Boston mayor
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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino urged companies in the city to let their employees work from home if possible during the storm.
Menino is collaborating with the Boston Public Health Commission and community health centers to offer free vaccination clinics this weekend.
Boston's Mayor Tom Menino had earlier told ABC News that "we don't know if we'll ever be able to question the individual".
City Councillor John Connolly announced his candidacy for the city's top job last month, but Mr Menino was still a strong favourite.
BBC: Tom Menino steps down after two decades as Boston mayor
Boston's longest-serving mayor, Thomas Menino, has announced he will not run for re-election after almost 20 years in the city's top office.
BBC: Tom Menino steps down after two decades as Boston mayor
Menino, 70, is expected to make the announcement Thursday afternoon at a 4 p.m. news conference with his family at his side.
Menino spoke for about 12 minutes and received a three-minute standing ovation.
Menino called it "a very serious storm" and urged residents to use public transportation if they have to travel into the city.
The idea has been rejected by teacher's groups and mayors, including New York's Michael Bloomberg, Boston's Thomas Menino and Philadelphia's Michael Nutter.
"This is a storm of major proportions, " warned Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
"The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family is to get the flu shot, " Mayor Thomas Menino told reporters.
"This is the worst flu season we've seen since 2009, and people should take the threat of flu seriously, " Menino said in a statement.
Gov. Deval Patrick, Mayor Thomas Menino and Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis ordered all people in the city of Boston to shelter in place.
As mayor of Boston, Menino has a First Amendment right, and perhaps even a duty, to express his views, as all political figures do.
During his comments, Menino alluded to a poll that once indicated that more than half of the city's residents had said they'd personally met him.
To ensure that the city remains attractive to this age group, Menino hopes that previously dormant pockets of the city are now poised to thrive.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino said crews pretreated roads Saturday and plows were working through the night, but travel could still be treacherous on Sunday morning.
And Mr. Menino said the city's public-works department was at the ready with 34, 000 tons of salt and more than 600 pieces of snow-removal equipment.
Most political watchers assumed Menino could have cruised to another victory.
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