As he prepares to leave City Hall after 12 years in office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is attempting to secure his legacy with a website touting his “extraordinary record of progress.”
Deputy Mayor for Government Affairs and Communications Howard Wolfson announced the website, Progress.MikeBloomberg.com, Monday in a memo sent to “interested parties.” Bloomberg’s website features infographics praising the mayor’s work in six core areas: “Public Safety,” “Green NYC,” “Jobs,” “Neighborhoods,” “Health & City Services” and “Youth.”
Wolfson also said Bloomberg will “visit each of the five boroughs over the next five days to highlight key Administration initiatives and success from throughout the last 12 years.”
“These events will highlight areas like parks, economic development, education, immigration, technology, transportation, infrastructure, livable cities, housing, crime, public health and the arts,” Wolfson wrote.
According to Wolfson, Bloomberg will give his last “major speech” as mayor “on the rise of American cities, the strategies needed to continue urban progress and the threats cities face” Wednesday at the Economic Club of New York.
