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Monday, April 22, 2013  No one under 21 would be able to buy cigarettes in New York City, under a new proposal announced Monday that marks the latest in a decade of moves to crack down on smoking in the nation's largest city.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  New York City is marking the 10th anniversary of its ban on smoking in bars, restaurants and other indoor public spaces.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  New research from the Harvard School of Public Health links 180,000 deaths worldwide each year to sugary drinks.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Mayor Michael Bloomberg is announcing legislation that he says would make New York the first city in the nation to keep tobacco products out of sight in retail stores.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says the city will appeal a judge's ruling that struck down a pioneering ban on big sugary drinks just hours before it was supposed to take effect.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York City officials say new statistics underscore a correlation between sugary drinks and obesity. They were issued a day before the city starts enforcing a unique cap on the size of such beverages.

Friday, March 08, 2013  A New Yorker accused of making death threats on Facebook against top politicians has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Add cranked-up earphones to the list of health dangers Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants New Yorkers to quit.

Monday, February 25, 2013  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spearheaded a first-of-its-kind crackdown on supersized, sugary drinks - and now he'd like the whole state to do likewise.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Stephen Barton, a Syracuse University alum and survivor of the Aurora theater shooting, is the keynote speaker at Syracuse University’s “Guns and America: Joining the Conversation” discussion on Tuesday night.

Friday, February 01, 2013  In City Hall, Koch embodied New York for the rest of the world. He won a national reputation with his feisty style and his trademark question, "How'm I doing?"

Friday, November 02, 2012  Despite assurances the show, or marathon in this case, would go on Mayor Michael Bloomberg has called off the New York City Marathon.

Friday, November 02, 2012  The Syracuse Mayor supports supports New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to endorse President Obama

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Syracuse has no plans to follow in the steps of New York City in establishing a voluntary pro-breastfeeding policy for area hospitals.