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Mayor apologizes after council members say Bloomberg‑Harvard 'block by block' work excluded them
Summary
Council members said they were not properly involved in a new neighborhood anti‑blight initiative developed with Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative partners; the mayor apologized and pledged to meet individually with council members.
Council members and the mayor traded sharp criticism and assurances on June 10 over the city’s recently announced “block by block” anti‑blight initiative, a project the administration developed with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.
Several council members said they were surprised by the public announcement and by the selection of neighborhood participants without council input. Councilman Green said the rollout felt like “a beautiful black neighborhood takeover,” a phrase he used repeatedly to describe his concern that community members and district representatives were excluded…
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