How Bloomberg benefits from Thursday night's terror alert:

[tgnyc]

He was taking a lot of heat for refusing to participate in a mayoral debate at the Apollo Theater in Harlem Thursday Night. As a result, for the last several days, his opponent Freddy Ferrer has had Mike on the defensive over charges of disrespect to the black community.

Because of the interestingly-timed subway alert, the front pages of the New York tabloids will now have a completely different focus from what would have otherwise been a scathing reminder of Mike's no-show at the Harlem debate.

Perhaps Mike has been going to school on Bush and the whole strategically-timed terror alert tactic.

[gorrister]

1. yep

that's exactly what I was thinking. When you're in trouble, just make up a "terror alert."

[Erika]

2. I hope the Harlem group gives him hell n/t