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by Eleanor Randolph


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  INDEX

  A note about the index: The pages referenced in this index refer to the page numbers in the print edition. Clicking on a page number will take you to the ebook location that corresponds to the beginning of that page in the print edition. For a comprehensive list of locations of any word or phrase, use your reading system’s search function.

  abortion, 98, 286

  Adams, John Quincy, 356

  Adirondacks, 8

  Advantage program, 282–83

  Africa, 336

  African American community, 23, 99, 101, 105–7, 177, 187, 198, 206

  churches, 101

  manufactured misdemeanors and, 211

  poverty among youths in, 274, 280–81

  stop and frisk policies and, 4, 8, 32, 197–98, 206–12, 299, 339

  Young Men’s Initiative and, 274, 280–81, 299

  AIDS, 139

  air pollution, 149, 256, 296, 298, 339, 350–52

  alcohol, 147–48

  Alibaba, 366

  Allen, Woody, 50

  Alliance of Resident Theatres, 289

  Alper, Andrew, 119, 161

  al-Qaeda, 200

  Alter, Jonathan, 312

  Amazon, 271

  American Airlines, 62

  American Cities Climate Challenge, 342, 353–54

  American Cities Initiative, 342

  American Federation of Teachers, 182

  American Institutes for Research, 183

  Americans Elect, 356

  Andrew J. Barberi, MV, 251–53

  anthrax scare, 104–5

  anti-Semitism, 11–13, 18

  Apple, 50, 366

  Arad, Michael, 235–37

  Arizona State University, 187

  Armstrong, Tim, 268

  arts, 83, 337–38

  Arzt, George, 292

  Asia Society, 318

  Aspen Institute, 208

  Aspen Times, 208

  Associated Press (AP), 60

  Association for a Better New York, 233

  Aubert, John, 59–60

  Auschwitz, 348–50

  Babbage, Charles, 49

  Badillo, Herman, 94, 97, 100

  Ballyshear, 194

  Baltimore, Md., 23, 154

  Baltimore Sun, 25, 26

  Barberi, Andrew, 251

  Barcelona, 342

  Barclays Center, 225, 298

  Barrett, Wayne, 125, 126, 248, 332–33

  Barry, Frank, 358, 363

  Battery Park, 226

  Baughman Company, 109

  Beame, Abe, 93, 169

  Bear Stearns, 197

  Bell Labs, 49

  Benepe, Adrian, 118

  Bennett, Amanda, 316–18

  Berenson, Marisa, 86

  Bermuda, 7, 121, 122

  Bernstein, Bruce, 153

  Best, Matthew, 204–5

  Beyond Coal, 352

  Bezos, Jeff, 4–5, 271, 330, 331

  Bezos, MacKenzie, 331

  Bharara, Preet, 163–65, 217, 300

  bicycles, 253, 254, 256–58, 297

  Biden, Joe, 6, 357, 360

  Big Apple Circus, 121

  Big Bang (financial markets), 65

  “Big Gulp” soft drinks issue, 145–47, 149, 339

  bikes, 253, 254, 256–58, 297

  Billionaires’ Row, 231

  BIP (Building with Israelis and Palestinians), 305–6

  birth control, 143

  Black, Cathie, 185–86, 188, 301

  Black, Richard, 20

  blackout of 2003, 160–61

  Blackstone Group, 328–29

  Blagojevich, Rod, 293

  Blair, Tony, 366

  blizzard of 2010, 162, 301

  Bloomberg, Charlotte Pearl Rubens “Lottie” (mother), 6, 11–14, 17, 18, 20, 29, 30, 81, 85, 112, 305

  death of, 43

  house purchased by, 11–12, 18
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  Bloomberg, Elick (grandfather), 12–13, 17

  Bloomberg, Emma (daughter), 85, 86, 169, 270, 361

  birth of, 42, 85

  Bloomberg’s hiring of, 125–26

  311 system and, 85, 155

  Bloomberg, Georgina (daughter), 85–86, 169, 270, 361

  birth of, 42

  as equestrian, 85–86

  Bloomberg, Marjorie Rubens (sister), see Tiven, Marjorie Bloomberg

  Bloomberg, Michael:

  approval rating as CEO, 321–22

  approval rating as mayor, 136, 144–45, 245–46, 295

  autobiography of, 59, 89, 125, 326

  awards and honors of, 305–6

  Bermuda compound of, 7, 121, 122

  birth of, 14

  in Boy Scouts, 14, 16–17

  brand of, 59

  bull pen of, 130–32, 145, 171, 302

  character of, 5–9

  childhood and teen years of, 14–21

  city project deadlines of, 132, 155, 235–37, 250, 295–96

  club memberships of, 95–96

  conflicts of interest as mayor, 122–23, 125–26

  contradictions in character of, 6–7

  as data mayor, 151–67, 179, 198

  dating and female friends of, 86–87

  early jobs of, 22, 26–27, 35

  engineering training of, 24, 29, 44, 86, 91, 189, 193, 235, 255

  environmentalism of, see environmental issues

  family background of, 12–13

  father’s death and, 28–29, 43, 235

  financial details released by, 121, 122

  first hundred days as mayor, 110–19

  flying of, 190–91

  food preferences of, 17, 144

  “game changers” group of, 265–67, 298

  golf played by, 85, 96, 121, 189–95, 304

  on government’s role, 221–22, 244

  Harvard Business School education of, 3, 29–34, 35–37, 44

  in high school, 19–21, 22

  hires made as mayor, 115–19

  homes of, 122, 137, 194, 272, 304, 325

  Innovative Market Systems started by, 3–4

  as Interfraternity Council president, 25–26, 28, 29

  investment portfolios of, 123

  Jewish heritage of, 12, 17–18, 24, 148, 286, 305, 345, 348–49

  at Johns Hopkins, 3, 22–30

  last day in office, 302

  legacy as mayor, 295–302, 303

  as liberal, 97–98

  loyalty as viewed by, 8, 47

  as manager, 8–9, 29, 99, 130–31, 165, 170

  marijuana and, 102

  marriage of, see Bloomberg, Susan Elizabeth Brown

  as mayor, 2, 4, 110–19, 120–28, 129–36, 137–50, 151–67, 189, 221, 245–50, 272, 273, 295–302, 303, 355, 369; see also specific issues

  mayoral campaign goals and promises of, 95, 110, 113, 135, 168, 241, 295

  mayoral campaign of 2001, 1–2, 59, 72, 78, 87, 88, 89–109, 120, 121, 338

  mayoral campaign spending of, 4, 94, 95, 97, 108–9, 249, 292, 355

  mayoral campaign T-shirts of, 104

  mayoral term limits and, 250, 264, 285, 287–92, 294, 295

  mother’s death and, 43

  Museum of Science (Boston) and, 14–17, 30, 59

  name of, 58–59

  as “nanny mayor,” 144, 147, 296; see also public health issues

  off-hours of, 189–95, 202

  in Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, 24–25, 27

  philanthropy of, 2–5, 22–23, 30, 59, 82–84, 93–94, 122, 139, 191, 219, 234–35, 289, 304, 306, 331–46, 351, 353, 355, 369

  political parties and, 94, 127, 170, 247, 248, 261, 275, 286, 293, 355–57

  and presidential election of 2020, 3, 5, 6, 355, 357–61, 368

  problematic comments made by, 6, 76–77, 81, 90, 97, 102–4, 107, 148, 192, 275

  reelected in 2005, 247–50

  reelected in 2009, 290–95, 332

  risk and, 52, 189

  salary as mayor, 122, 180

  at Salomon Brothers, 3, 35–47

  Salomon Brothers’ firing of, 3, 45–47, 48, 190

  in school, 16–21, 169

  self-discipline of, 9

  skiing and snowboarding of, 191

  snake collection in childhood, 18

  speeches of, 2, 100, 112, 133, 154, 155, 247

  television in childhood of, 15–16

  wealth of, 2, 67, 90–91, 103–4, 109, 120–28, 179, 272, 273, 311, 355, 368, 369

  in white-water rafting contest, 8

  Bloomberg, Susan Elizabeth Brown (wife), 42–43, 51, 82, 85, 86, 121, 138

  Bloomberg, William Henry (father), 11–13, 15, 17, 27, 30, 305

  death of, 28–29, 43, 235

  house purchased by, 11–12, 18

  marriage of, 14

  Bloomberg Associates, 343–45

  Bloomberg Billionaires Index, 311

  Bloomberg BNA, 306

  Bloomberg Bull Pen, 130–32, 145, 171, 302

  Bloomberg Businessweek, 306, 320

  Bloomberg by Bloomberg (Bloomberg), 59, 89, 125, 326

  Bloomberg Global Business Forum, 366

  Bloomberg Inc., 123

  Bloomberg LP, 72–80, 90–91, 104, 153, 165, 303–25

  Bloomberg News and, 71

  Bloomberg’s resignation from and rules of involvement with while mayor, 122–24

  Bloomberg’s return to, 87, 303–10, 319

  bonuses at, 76

  culture at, 72–78

  Doctoroff as head of, 226, 303, 306

  floor plan at, 72, 74

  Bloomberg LP (cont.)

  growth of, 72, 73, 127

  hacking of computers of, 7

  Innovative Market Systems becomes, 58

  lawsuits against, 76–80, 84, 100

  London offices of, 319, 322–25

  loyalty at, 47, 75–76, 80, 322

  parties for employees of, 73–74

  Symphony and, 328

  women at, 72, 76–80, 84, 88, 90, 96–97, 100, 311

  worth of, 127, 329–30

  Bloomberg News, 64–71, 125, 306–7, 310–15, 318–20

  Bloomberg and Bloomberg LP not mentioned in, 71, 310–11

  China and, 315–18

  Dow Jones and, 68

  House/Senate Standing Committee of Correspondents and, 69

  Micklethwait at, 319–21

  Bloomberg Opinion (formerly Bloomberg View), 311–14

  Bloomberg PAC, 367

  Bloomberg Philanthropies, 2–5, 22–23, 30, 59, 82–84, 93–94, 122, 139, 191, 219, 234–35, 289, 304, 306, 331–46, 351, 353, 355, 369

  Bloomberg Radio, 343

  Bloomberg Television, 125, 314, 320

  Bloomberg Terminals, 2–4, 48–63, 65–69, 75, 123–25, 153, 254–55, 309–11, 326–30, 369

  in China, 313, 315–18

  client privacy and, 313–15, 327, 328

  email in, 62, 328

  name of, 54, 58

  network issue in, 326–27

  Bloomberg Way, 72–73, 165, 166, 235, 317–18, 323

  Bloomberg Way, The (Winkler), 70–71

  Bloomberg White Paper, 104

  Blow, Charles, 210

  Bly, Nellie, 268

  BNA, 306

  Bond Club, 96

  bond market, 4, 36, 38, 51, 53–58, 62, 63, 65

  Bono, 303

  Boomer, Percy, 191–92

  Boston Herald, 30

  Boy Scouts, 14, 16–17

  Bratton, William, 198, 206

  Brexit, 324–25

  Brodsky, Richard, 89, 94

  Brokaw, Tom, 104

  Brook Club, 96

  Brooklyn Bridge, 200, 223, 277

  Brooklyn Bridge Park, 118, 297

  Brooklyn Navy Yard, 267

  Brooklyn Nets, 225

  Brooks, Jack, 202

  Browder, Kalief, 218

  Brown, James, 29

 
Brown, Jerry, 349

  Brown University, 342

  Bruni, Frank, 357

  Bruno, Joseph, 193

  Buchwald, Art, 174

  Buffett, Warren, 139, 331

  Burden, Amanda, 117, 225, 226, 229, 239, 241–42, 244, 343

  Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, 199, 205

  Burt, David, 360

  Burton-Taylor International Consulting, 329

  buses, 253, 254

  Bush, George H. W., 79

  Bush, George W., 79, 83, 237, 267, 275, 286

  Business Integrity Commission, 158

  BusinessWeek, 306

  Café des Artistes, 93

  Callahan, Robert, 278

  Callahan v. Carey, 278

  Camel News Caravan, 15–16

  Canada, Geoffrey, 278

  Capehart, Jonathan, 101

  capitalism, 127, 223, 286, 320

  Cardozo, Michael A., 119

  Carlisle, Kitty, 17

  Carlson, Margaret, 312

  Carnegie, Andrew, 331

  Carnegie Corporation of New York, 338–39

  Cary, N.C., 342

  Caves Valley Golf Club, 96

  Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO), 279

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 145

  Central Park, 83, 118, 231, 239, 277, 293, 337

  Century Association, 96

  Century Country Club, 96

  Chakrabarti, Vishaan, 241–42

  Charlottesville rally, 350

  Cheez-its, 144

  Chicago, Ill., 154, 156, 284, 299, 341

  Children’s Aid Society, 284

  Children’s Health Fund, 93–94

  China, 313, 315–18, 321, 349

  Christo, 83, 293, 337

  Churchill, Winston, 221

  CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 199

  cigarettes, 135, 139–43, 147, 149, 202, 215, 249, 292, 296, 339, 343

  Cincinnati, Ohio, 353

  circumcision, 139, 148, 296

  Citi Bikes, 253, 258, 297

  cities as laboratories for democracy, 340–42

  Cities Leadership Initiative, 30

  Citizens Union, 88, 303

  Citizens United, 367

  CityTime, 153, 163–66, 300

  City University of New York (CUNY), 123, 279, 337

  Clean Power Plan, 352

  climate change, 4, 127, 139, 250, 299, 305, 332, 336, 339, 347–54, 359, 362, 368

  Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet (Bloomberg and Pope), 353

  Clinton, Bill, 92, 107, 194, 197, 207, 255, 304, 312, 363

  Clinton, Hillary, 293, 357, 363

  CNBC, 314, 318

  clothing tax, 135

  coal industry, 350–54, 362, 368

  Coalition for the Homeless, 278

  Coca-Cola, 145–47, 149

 

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