Mike Bloomberg has faced allegations of sexist, profane comments for decades

[Nanjeanne]

37. Mayor comparisons.

Sanders
He won re-election three times, defeating Democratic and Republican contenders.

Caused voter turnout to double during his tenure.

Burlington became the first city in the country to fund community-trust housing under Sanders’ leadership.

He not only balanced the city budget, but undertook ambitious downtown revitalization projects. He even helped bring in a minor-league baseball team to the town, the Vermont Reds.

He sued the town’s local cable franchise and won reduced rates for customers.

Kept a developer from turning important waterfront property into condominiums, hotels, and offices to be used only by the wealthy and affluent. Instead, it was made into housing, parks, and public space. Even today, the area still has many parks and miles of public beach and bike baths, including a science center.

Provided new firms with seed funding, and helped businesses create trade associations. He funded training programs to give women access to nontraditional jobs and even gave special attention to women wanting to become entrepreneurs.

Voted as one of America’s best mayors by U.S. News & World Report in 1987.

Bloomberg

Spent $75 million, then $78 million and then more than $100 million to win his 3 terms.

Stop and frisk

Union buster

Increased homelessness

Disgraceful eviction of Occupy Wall Street and defied court order to allow protestors back

Slams minimum wage hikes

His New Housing Marketplace program built more apartments for people who make more than $100,000 a year than for people who make less than $30,000. It defines as “affordable” a one-room apartment in Harlem that costs almost $1,500 a month

In Bloomberg’s 12 years in office, his personal fortune increased sevenfold, from $4.5 to $32 billion, while 46 percent of the city’s residents now live in or near poverty.

And so much more.