Lisa Chow
Lisa Chow is the economics reporter at WNYC. She tries to explore in her stories surprising aspects of New York’s many economies—in plain view or hidden, in neighborhoods or sectors.
Bloomberg Signs Oath of Office for Third Term
Thursday, December 31, 2009
New York, NY –
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed the oath of office for his third and presumably final term today, before the city clerk at City Hall. He also paid the clerk a $9 fee. In 2001, when he was first sworn in, the fee was 15 cents.
Standing under a large painting of President George Washington in the Governor's Room, Bloomberg said he was honored to have been re-elected mayor.
"We have an obligation and a responsibility to work together to make this city the greatest city in the world, even better for everybody who lives here," Bloomberg said. "I'm committed to do that."
Aides say this commitment to the city will be among the topics of Bloomberg's inauguration speech, along with innovation and crime. City Comptroller-elect John Liu and Public Advocate-elect Bill de Blasio will also make remarks after they're sworn in.
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