We interviewed Molly Ball, a Time's Magazine National Political Correspondent. She has investigated Mike Bloomberg's time as mayor of New York City. Her comments supported our findings in our research. She comments on how Bloomberg took advantage of the communities that his campaign was supposedly advocating for.
“He was not particularly concerned with Communities of Color, except when he perceived them as affecting the quality of life of his more privileged constituents”
“With the Stop and Frisk program, he saw these young, male, people of color as acceptable collateral damage in order to make the rest of New York feel safe, even though it unjustly alienated those communities from the quarters of power in New York.”
“He changed the rules in order to get what he wanted,” Referring to Bloomberg changing the law to serve a third term after 9/11.
"He didn't even amend the city charter to say that all mayors can serve three terms, it was specifically amended to say only he could serve three terms."
“He used 9/11 as a political opportunity and he seized upon what happened to make the case to the electorate that he was qualified to manage an ongoing crisis."