Having served half of a 14-day sentence for violating probation from a previous drink-driving conviction, he was then fined for possessing 28 grams of marijuana, speeding and driving with no licence or proof of insurance.
Starting next month, people who get picked up on charges of having a small amount of marijuana will be released with appearance tickets if they have identification and no open warrants, Bloomberg said, spotlighting the issue in his State of the City address amid debate over the tens of thousands of such arrests in the city each year.