{"id":695,"date":"2010-01-20T18:18:04","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T23:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=695"},"modified":"2010-01-20T18:18:04","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T23:18:04","slug":"bloombergs-state-of-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=695","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberg’s State of the City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excerpts from Mayor Mike’s<\/a> State of the City<\/a> address:<\/p>\n

“… This year, we’ll continue finding new ways to target high-crime areas, illegal guns<\/strong>, domestic batterers. as well as the repeat low-level offenders who threaten our quality of life. We’ve come so far in creating the safest big City in the nation, and we aren’t going to let anything or anyone stop our progress<\/strong> …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“… We’ll start by conducting a detailed assessment of all city, state, and federal funding for youth services and we’ll work to connect the people and organizations that are tackling these issues so we can better coordinate our efforts. After all, the New Yorkers in groups like Million Moms Against Gun Violence<\/a><\/strong> want the same thing as the cop on the beat and the social worker and by bringing these groups and other groups closer together, we believe we can make a real difference …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n