Michael Bloomberg#Awards and honors

Bloomberg was born on February 14, 1942, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, to William Henry Bloomberg (1906–1963), a bookkeeper for a dairy company,{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=Dean E.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/26/nyregion/bloomberg-a-man-of-contradictions-but-with-a-single-focus.html|title=Bloomberg a Man of Contradictions, but With a Single Focus|date=November 26, 2001|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} and Charlotte (née Rubens) Bloomberg (1909–2011).{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/nyregion/charlotte-r-bloomberg-mayors-mother-dies-at-102.html |title=Charlotte R. Bloomberg, Mayor's Mother, Dies at 102 |last=Harris |first=Elizabeth A. |date=June 20, 2011 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 13, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite book|last=Saguinsin|first=Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_LSMDwAAQBAJ&q=Michael%20Bloomberg%20was%20born%20at%20St.%20Elizabeth's%20Hospital%20in%20Boston,%20Massachusetts,%20on%20February%2014,%201942&pg=PA76|title=Things You Need To Know About Success & Failure|publisher=A.T.Saguinsin|language=en}} His father never earned more than $6,000 a year.{{Cite web |last=Pelley |first=Scott |date=2020-03-01 |title=Mike Bloomberg tells 60 Minutes why he should be president – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-bloomberg-2020-democratic-presidential-candidate-60-minutes-2020-03-01/ |access-date=2024-04-29 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Bloomberg |first=Michael R. |date=2018-11-18 |title=Opinion {{!}} Michael Bloomberg: Why I'm Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/opinion/bloomberg-college-donation-financial-aid.html |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} William Henry Bloomberg died suddenly when his son was in college.{{Cite news |last=Cardwell |first=Diane |date=2007-02-01 |title=In Jerusalem, Spotlight on Bloomberg's Father |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/nyregion/01cnd-dad.html |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} The Bloomberg Center at the Harvard Business School was named in William Henry's honor.{{cite web |title=Baker Library/Bloomberg Center |url=https://www.hbs.edu/about/campus-and-culture/campus-built-on-philanthropy/Pages/baker-library-bloomberg-center.aspx |website=Harvard Business School |access-date=October 13, 2017}}{{Cite news|last=Levitz|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bloomberg-condemns-narrowing-views-on-college-campuses-1401402413|title=Bloomberg Condemns Narrowing Views on College Campuses|date=May 29, 2014|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}} Bloomberg's family is Jewish,{{cite news |last1=Ungar-Sargon |first1=Batya |title=This is the most Jewish election in U.S. history. Amazingly, no one cares |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher=Nash Holdings |date=February 28, 2020 | via=Cengage | oclc=2269358 |issn=0190-8286 | id={{Gale|A615538670}}}} and he is a member of the Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2010/08/31/culture/focus-on-bloombergs-jewishness|title='Focus' on Bloomberg's Jewishness|date=September 1, 2010}} Bloomberg's paternal grandfather, Rabbi Alexander "Elick" Bloomberg, was a Polish Jew.{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Bloomberg |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |title=Michael Bloomberg|date=May 10, 2023 }}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/16/archives/susan-meyer-is-married-to-michael-bloomberg.html|title = Susan Meyer is Married to Michael Bloomberg|newspaper = The New York Times|date = December 16, 1976}} Bloomberg's maternal grandfather, Max Rubens, was a Lithuanian Jewish immigrant from present-day Belarus, and his maternal grandmother was born in New York to Lithuanian Jewish parents.{{cite news |last=Purnick |first=Joyce |date=October 9, 2009 |title=Mike Bloomberg |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/books/excerpt-mike-bloomberg.html |url-access=limited |work=The New York Times |quote=[Micheal Bloomberg's mother,] Charlotte Rubens, [had a father] born in present-day Belarus. [Her said father] emigrated to England before coming with his family to New Jersey. Her mother, a child of immigrants from Lithuania, was born on Mott Street in lower Manhattan.}}{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=Beverly |last2=Lovett |first2=Kenneth |last3=Blau |first3=Reuven |last4=Einhorn |first4=Erin |last5=Lucadamo |first5=Kathleen |date=June 19, 2011 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/charlotte-bloomberg-mayor-bloomberg-mother-dies-102-article-1.127366 |title=Charlotte Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg's Mother, Dies at 102 |work=New York Daily News |access-date=July 12, 2011 }}{{cite web |last1=Andrew |first1=Tisch |last2=Skafidas |first2=Mary |title=Journeys: An American Story |url=https://subwayreads.org/book/journeys-an-american-story/ |website=Subway Reads |access-date=9 December 2022 |archive-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925015016/https://subwayreads.org/book/journeys-an-american-story/ |url-status=dead }}

The family lived in Allston until Bloomberg was two years old, followed by Brookline, Massachusetts, for two years, finally settling in the Boston suburb of Medford, Massachusetts, where he lived until after he graduated from college.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/19/nyregion/bloombergs-hometown-medford-mass-struggles-to-keep-his-attention.html |title=Mayor's Ties to Hometown Fade, but for a few, They Are Still Felt |work=The New York Times |date=March 19, 2012 |first=Michael M. |last=Grynbaum |access-date=March 20, 2012 |url-access=limited}}

Bloomberg became an Eagle Scout when he was twelve years old.{{cite news |last1=Fiorina |first1=Steve |title=Mike Bloomberg campaigns in San Diego for first time |url=https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/mike-bloomberg-campaigns-in-san-diego-for-first-time/509-a0d92320-0073-4115-a7ea-11b089039616 |access-date=4 December 2020 |date=5 January 2020}}{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yoJ5gIsDat0C |location=New York |publisher=St. Martin's Press |pages=111–18 |access-date=February 14, 2012 |title=Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts |isbn=978-0-312-36653-7 |year=2007 }}{{cite magazine |url-status=live |last=Auletta|first=Ken|date=March 10, 1997|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/03/10/the-bloomberg-threat |title=The Bloomberg Threat|magazine=The New Yorker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011120203615/http://newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?011126fr_archive01|archive-date=November 20, 2001|volume=73|issue=3|page=38}} He graduated from Medford High School in 1960.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2012/03/05/nyregion/20120305medford.html|title=Bloomberg's Medford|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 18, 2012 |url-access=limited}} He went on to attend Johns Hopkins University, where he joined the fraternity Phi Kappa Psi. While there, he constructed the blue jay costume for the university's mascot.{{cite web |url=https://www.admitsee.com/blog/10-fun-facts-about-johns-hopkins-university |title=10 Fun Facts about Johns Hopkins University |website=www.admitsee.com |access-date=March 18, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-11-10-0111100156-story.html|title=He was always working|last=Smith|first=Linell|website=baltimoresun.com|date=November 10, 2001 |language=en-US|access-date=March 16, 2020}} He graduated in 1964 with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/retro-baltimore/bs-fe-retro-baltimore-trivia-michael-bloomberg-hopkins-major-20181119-story.html|title=Retro Baltimore Trivia: What was Michael Bloomberg's degree in from Johns Hopkins University?|website=baltimoresun.com|date=November 23, 2018 |access-date=March 16, 2020}} In 1966, he graduated from Harvard Business School with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.{{cite web |title=Life After B-School: 5 Very Different HBS Grads |date=April 15, 2011 |access-date=February 14, 2012 |url=http://www.knewton.com/blog/gmat/b-school-life/2011/04/15/life-after-b-school-5-very-different-hbs-grads |first=Meghan |last=Daniels |work=Knewton blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309014005/http://www.knewton.com/blog/gmat/b-school-life/2011/04/15/life-after-b-school-5-very-different-hbs-grads/ |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite book |last=Bloomberg |first=Michael |year=1997 |title=Bloomberg by Bloomberg |publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |isbn=978-0-471-15545-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/bloombergbybloom00bloo/page/17 17] |url=https://archive.org/details/bloombergbybloom00bloo/page/17}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/successful-harvard-business-school-alumni-2015-7|title=The 30 most successful Harvard Business School graduates of all time|last=Luce|first=Richard Feloni, Tanza Loudenback, Ivan De|website=Business Insider|date=August 5, 2019|access-date=March 16, 2020}}

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Bloomberg is a member of Kappa Beta Phi and Tau Beta Pi.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5PxAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT151 |last=Roose |first=Kevin |date=2014 |title=Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street's Post-Crash Recruits |location=London, UK |publisher=John Murray (Publishers), An Hachette UK Company |page=151 |isbn=978-1-4555-7232-8}} He wrote an autobiography, Bloomberg by Bloomberg, with help from Bloomberg News editor-in-chief Matthew Winkler.{{cite news|date=October 27, 2008|title=The Fate of Bloomberg's Memoir|last=Barbaro|first=Michael|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/the-fate-of-bloombergs-memoir|access-date=November 1, 2012|url-access=limited}}{{Cite news|last=Farhi|first=Paul|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/bloomberg-news-reaches-into-british-media-for-a-new-top-editor/2014/12/09/c7080380-7fbf-11e4-81fd-8c4814dfa9d7_story.html|title=Bloomberg News reaches into British media for a new top editor|date=December 9, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 16, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286}}

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In 1966, Bloomberg was hired for a job earning $9,000 per year{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/nov/08/usnews.internationalnews|title=How tycoon made millions|date=November 8, 2001|newspaper=The Guardian}} at Salomon Brothers, a large Wall Street investment bank.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-bloomberg-biography-2012-7|title=How Michael Bloomberg Went From Bond Trader To Billionaire Media Mogul With One Incredible Machine|last=Meserve|first=Myles|website=Business Insider|access-date=March 16, 2020}} Salomon Brothers later promoted him to the equities desk. Bloomberg became a general partner at Salomon Brothers in 1972; he headed equity trading and, later, systems development. Phibro Corporation bought Salomon Brothers in 1981, and the new management fired Bloomberg, paying him $10 million for his equity in the firm.{{cite book|last=Bloomberg|first=Michael|url=https://archive.org/details/bloombergbybloom00bloo|title=Bloomberg by Bloomberg|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|year=1997|isbn=0-471-15545-4|chapter=The Last Supper|chapter-url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/b/bloomberg-bloomberg.html|url-access=registration}}{{cite news |first=Patrick |last=McGeehan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/nyregion/19bankers.html |title=City Will Help Retrain Laid-Off Wall Streeters |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 18, 2009 |url-access=limited}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/01/education/edlife/mike-bloomberg-salomon-brothers.html|title=Michael Bloomberg on How to Succeed in Business|last=Roberts|first=Sam|date=February 1, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=January 21, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}

Using the money he received from Phibro, Bloomberg—having designed in-house computerized financial systems for Salomon—set up a data services company named Innovative Market Systems (IMS) based on his belief that Wall Street would pay a premium for high-quality business information, delivered instantaneously on computer terminals in a variety of usable formats.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DsJn4397J1cC&pg=PA26 |page=26 |title=The Battle for Wall Street: Behind the Lines in the Struggle that Pushed an Industry into Turmoil |isbn=978-0-470-44681-2 |last1=Goldberg |first1=Richard |date=January 23, 2009 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons }} The company sold customized computer terminals that delivered real-time market data, financial calculations and other analytics to Wall Street firms. The terminal, first called the Market Master terminal, was released to market in December 1982.{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/3051883/the-bloomberg-terminal|title=How the Bloomberg Terminal Made History—And Stays Ever Relevant|website=Fast Company|date=October 6, 2015|first=Harry|last=McCracken|access-date=February 27, 2020}}

In 1986, IMS renamed itself Bloomberg L.P. Over the years, ancillary products including Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Message, and Bloomberg Tradebook were launched.{{Cite book|last=Pasiuk|first=Laurie|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mTEOrAa2g5EC&q=Bloomberg%20News,%20Bloomberg%20Radio,%20Bloomberg%20Message,%20and%20Bloomberg%20Tradebook%20were%20launched&pg=PA33|title=Vault Guide to the Top Media & Entertainment Employers|date=2005|publisher=Vault Inc.|isbn=978-1-58131-337-6|language=en}} Bloomberg, L.P. had revenues of approximately $10 billion in 2018. As of 2019, the company has more than 325,000 terminal subscribers worldwide and employs 20,000 people in dozens of locations.

The culture of the company in the 1980s and 1990s has been compared to a fraternity, with employees bragging in the company's office about their sexual exploits.{{cite news|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael M.|date=November 14, 2019|title=Bloomberg's Team Calls His Crude Remarks on Women 'Wrong'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-women.html|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 14, 2019|url-access=limited}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-bloomberg-crass-sexual-jokes-demeaning-comments-women-stint-mayor-2020-3|title=Mike Bloomberg made crass sexual remarks about women in the workplace as recently as 2014, according to a former executive|last=Campbell|first=Nicole Einbinder, Dakin|website=Business Insider|access-date=March 18, 2020}} The company was sued four times by female employees for sexual harassment, including one incident in which a victim claimed to have been raped.{{cite news |last=Barrett |first= Wayne|date=October 30, 2001 |title=Bloomberg's Sexual Blind Spot |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2001/10/30/bloombergs-sexual-blind-spot/ |work= Village Voice|location= New York|access-date= October 30, 2019}}{{cite news |last=Garber |first=Megan|date=September 19, 2018 |title='I'd Do Her': Mike Bloomberg and the Underbelly of #MeToo|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/09/mike-bloomberg-comments-women-metoo/570448/ |work= Atlantic|access-date= October 30, 2019}} To celebrate Bloomberg's 48th birthday, colleagues published a pamphlet entitled The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg. Among various sayings that were attributed to him, several have subsequently been criticized as sexist or misogynistic.Among the contents of the 1990 publication are a suggestion that if women wanted to be known for their intelligence, they would spend less time at Bloomingdale's and more at the library; as well as a joke that if Bloomberg terminals could provide oral sex, it would put female employees out of work.{{cite news |last=Pezenik |first=Sasha |date=December 16, 2019 |title=Booklet of Mike Bloomberg's 'Wit and Wisdom' could haunt him during presidential bid: Critics |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/booklet-mike-bloombergs-wit-wisdom-haunt-presidential-bid/story?id=67744181 |work=ABC News |access-date=December 16, 2019 }}

When he left the position of CEO to pursue a political career as the mayor of New York City, Bloomberg was replaced by Lex Fenwick{{cite web |url=http://www.dowjones.com/djcom/leadership/LFenwick.asp |title=Lex Fenwick's biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221539/http://www.dowjones.com/djcom/leadership/LFenwick.asp |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |work=dowjones.com }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dowjones-fenwick-correcte-idUSL1E8L706D20121009|title=CORRECTED-RPT-INSIGHT-The Lex Factor roils Dow Jones|date=October 9, 2012|website=Reuters.com}} and later by Daniel L. Doctoroff, after his initial service as deputy mayor under Bloomberg.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-29057587|title=Ex-New York mayor back at Bloomberg|date=September 4, 2014|work=BBC News|access-date=March 18, 2020|language=en-GB}} After completing his final term as the mayor of New York City, Bloomberg spent his first eight months out of office as a full-time philanthropist. In fall 2014, he announced that he would return to Bloomberg L.P. as CEO at the end of 2014,{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/04/business/media/michael-bloomberg-to-return-as-chief-of-company-he-founded.html |title=Michael Bloomberg to Return to Lead Bloomberg L.P. |work=The New York Times |first=Andrew Ross |last=Sorkin |date=September 3, 2014 |author-link=Andrew Ross Sorkin |url-access=limited}} succeeding Doctoroff, who had led the company since February 2008.{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Michael-Bloomberg_C610.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090701035143/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_Michael-Bloomberg_C610.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 1, 2009 |title=The 400 Richest Americans: #8 Michael Bloomberg |date=September 17, 2008 |access-date=September 17, 2008 |work=Forbes}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/09/03/bloomberg-returns-bloomberg-lp/15047285/|title=Bloomberg returns to media company as CEO leaves|last=Yu|first=Roger|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=March 18, 2020}} Bloomberg resigned as CEO of Bloomberg L.P. to run for president in 2019.{{cite news |title=How Mike Bloomberg made his billions: a computer system you've probably never seen |last1=Stewart |first1=Emily |date=December 11, 2019 |url=https://www.vox.com/2020-presidential-election/2019/12/11/21005008/michael-bloomberg-terminal-net-worth-2020 |access-date=December 11, 2019 |work=Vox}}

In January 2024, John P. Angelos reached a $1.725 billion deal to sell the Baltimore Orioles to a group led by David Rubenstein. The group included Bloomberg, former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, Cal Ripken, New York investment manager Michael Arougheti and NBA legend Grant Hill.{{cite news |last1=Allentuck |first1=Andy Kostka,Pamela Wood,Danielle |title=John Angelos agrees to sell Orioles to group led by David Rubenstein, Cal Ripken Jr. |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/baltimore-orioles-sale-john-angelos-david-rubenstein-JXHAPWXKSNFS7JR3K6KRCC4LEY/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=31 January 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Trister |first1=Noah |title=David Rubenstein has a deal to buy the Baltimore Orioles for $1.725 billion, AP source says |url=https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-orioles-david-rubenstein-sale-dffd7b500dc97d432ad1e739df656a67 |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=AP News |date=31 January 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Kostka |first1=Andy |title=Kurt Schmoke and Michael Bloomberg part of new O's ownership, sources say |url=https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/orioles-ownership-group-michael-bloomberg-kurt-schmoke-grant-hill-david-rubenstein-cal-ripken-jr-QACXXKA3UJCUNHK4FOSQG25TPQ/ |access-date=31 January 2024 |work=The Baltimore Banner |date=31 January 2024 |language=en}}

In March 2009, Forbes reported Bloomberg's wealth at $16 billion, a gain of $4.5 billion over the previous year, the world's biggest increase in wealth from 2008 to 2009.{{cite news |author=Farrell, Andrew |title=Billionaires Who Made Billions More |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/10/made-millions-worlds-richest-people-billionaires-2009-billionaires-gainer_slide_2.html |access-date=July 26, 2012}} Bloomberg moved from 142nd to 17th in the Forbes list of the world's billionaires in only two years.{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Michael-Bloomberg_C610.html |title=The World's Billionaires |work=Forbes |date=March 8, 2007 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/10/billionaires-2009-richest-people_Michael-Bloomberg_C610.html |title=The World's Billionaires |work=Forbes |date=March 1, 2009 }} In the 2019 Forbes list of the world's billionaires, he was the ninth-richest person; his net worth was estimated at $55.5 billion.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-bloomberg/?list=billionaires#2edb600d1417 |title=#9 Michael Bloomberg |magazine=Forbes |year=2019 |access-date=March 4, 2020}} In 2021, Bloomberg's net worth was estimated at $106 billion, ranking him 12th on Forbes{{'}} list of billionaires.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/|title=Forbes Billionaires 2021: The Richest People in the World|website=Forbes}}

{{Main|Mayoralty of Michael Bloomberg}}

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Bloomberg assumed office as the 108th mayor of New York City on January 1, 2002.{{Cite news|last=Steinhauer|first=Jennifer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/01/nyregion/the-mayoral-transition-overview-bloomberg-takes-oath-as-108th-mayor-of-new-york.html|title=THE MAYORAL TRANSITION: OVERVIEW; Bloomberg Takes Oath as 108th Mayor of New York|date=January 1, 2002|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 19, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} He won re-election in 2005 and again in 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2009/11/04/bloomberg-elected-to-a-third-term/|title=Bloomberg elected to a third term|last=Lisi|first=Clemente|date=November 4, 2009|website=New York Post|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}} As mayor, he initially struggled with approval ratings as low as 24 percent;{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/mikebloomberg00purn |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/mikebloomberg00purn/page/102 102] |title=Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics |publisher=PublicAffairs |isbn=978-0-7867-4621-7 |last1=Purnick |first1=Joyce |author-link=Joyce Purnick|date=September 22, 2009 }} however, he subsequently developed and maintained high approval ratings.{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/mikebloomberg00purn |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/mikebloomberg00purn/page/119 119] |title=Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics |publisher=PublicAffairs |isbn=978-0-7867-4621-7 |last1=Purnick |first1=Joyce |date=September 22, 2009 }} Bloomberg joined Rudy Giuliani, John Lindsay, and Fiorello La Guardia as re-elected Republican mayors in the mostly Democratic city.{{Cite web|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/03/mike-bloomberg-upsets-critics-wealth-seek-presidency/4753489002/|title=Bloomberg upsets critics by spending wealth to seek presidency|last=Krupa|first=Gregg|website=The Detroit News|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}

Bloomberg stated that he wanted public education reform to be the legacy of his first term and addressing poverty to be the legacy of his second.{{cite news |url=https://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/education/3352-the-mayors-legacy-educational-improvements-and-poverty-reduction-or-bold-budgeting-and-economic-development |title=The Mayor's Legacy: Educational Improvements and Poverty Reduction, Or Bold Budgeting and Economic Development? |work=Gotham Gazette |date=August 13, 2007 |first=Glenn |last=Pasanen |access-date=February 17, 2020 }}

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Bloomberg chose to apply a statistical, metrics-based management approach to city government, and granted departmental commissioners' broad autonomy in their decision-making. Breaking with 190 years of tradition, he implemented what New York Times political reporter Adam Nagourney called a "bullpen" open office plan, similar to a Wall Street trading floor, in which dozens of aides and managerial staff are seated together in a large chamber. The design is intended to promote accountability and accessibility.{{cite news |last=Nagourney |first=Adam |date=December 25, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/25/nyregion/bloomberg-vows-to-work-at-center-of-things.html |title=Bloomberg Vows to Work at Center of Things |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 18, 2016 |url-access=limited}}

Bloomberg accepted a remuneration of $1 annually in lieu of the mayoral salary.{{cite news |first=Robert W. |last=Wood |date=April 5, 2014 |work=Forbes |access-date=February 17, 2020 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2014/04/05/tax-smart-billionaires-who-work-for-1/ |title=Tax-Smart Billionaires Who Work For $1 }}

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As mayor, Bloomberg turned the city's $6 billion budget deficit into a $3 billion surplus, largely by raising property taxes.{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/05/5832308/bloomberg-presents-balanced-budget-moving-parts|title=Bloomberg presents a balanced budget, with moving parts|last=Rubinstein|first=Dana|date=May 3, 2012|publisher=Capital New York|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506142304/http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/05/5832308/bloomberg-presents-balanced-budget-moving-parts|archive-date=May 6, 2012|access-date=November 5, 2012}} Bloomberg increased city funding for the new development of affordable housing through a plan that created and preserved an estimated 160,000 affordable homes in the city.{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2015/04/the-mayors-affordable-housing-optimism-021017|title=The mayor's affordable housing optimism|work=Politico PRO|access-date=August 13, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/428-13/mayor-bloomberg-city-will-reach-160-000-units-affordable-housing-financed-under-new#/0|title=City will reach 160,000 units of affordable housing by year's end under New Housing Marketplace Plan|date=December 21, 2013|work=The official website of the City of New York|access-date=August 13, 2018}} In 2003, he implemented a successful smoking ban in all indoor workplaces, including bars and restaurants, and many other cities and states followed suit.{{Cite book|last=Farley|first=Tom|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COtwBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT39|title=Saving Gotham: A Billionaire Mayor, Activist Doctors, and the Fight for Eight Million Lives|date=October 13, 2015|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0-393-24880-7|language=en}} On December 5, 2006, New York City became the first city in the United States to ban trans-fat from all restaurants.{{cite news|last=Dunlap|first=David W.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/01/nyregion/blocks-capturing-the-spirit-of-1776-but-with-a-different-number.html|title=Blocks; Capturing the Spirit of 1776, but With a Different Number|date=January 1, 2004|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 19, 2006}} This went into effect in July 2008 and has since been adopted in many other cities and countries. Bloomberg created bicycle lanes, required chain restaurants to post calorie counts, and pedestrianized much of Times Square. In 2011, Bloomberg launched the NYC Young Men's Initiative, a $127 million initiative to support programs and policies designed to address disparities between young Black and Latino men and their peers, and personally donated $30 million to the project.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.org/press/releases/young-mens-initiative-to-aid-young-black-and-latino-males/|title=Young Men's Initiative to Aid Young Black and Latino Males|website=Bloomberg Philanthropies|language=en-US|access-date=April 1, 2020}} In 2010, Bloomberg supported the then-controversial Islamic complex near Ground Zero.{{cite news|author=Dorothy Rabinowitz|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703545604575407160266158170|title=Liberal Piety and the Memory of 9/11; The enlightened class can't understand why the public is uneasy about the Ground Zero mosque|date=August 4, 2010|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=August 4, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725035032/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703545604575407160266158170|archive-date=July 25, 2015}}

Under the Bloomberg Administration, the New York City Police Department greatly expanded its stop and frisk program, with a sixfold increase in documented stops.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyclu.org/en/stop-and-frisk-data|title=Stop-and-Frisk Data|date=January 2, 2012|website=New York Civil Liberties Union|language=en|access-date=April 1, 2020}} The policy was challenged in U.S. Federal Court, which ruled that the city's implementation of the policy violated citizens' rights under the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution and encouraged racial profiling.{{Cite news|last=Devereaux|first=Ryan|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/12/stop-and-frisk-landmark-ruling|title=New York's stop-and-frisk trial comes to a close with landmark ruling|date=August 12, 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite news|last1=Williams|first1=Matt|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/12/new-york-stop-and-frisk-unconstitutional-judge|title=New York's stop-and-frisk policy is unconstitutional, judge rules|date=August 12, 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=April 1, 2020|last2=Devereaux|first2=Ryan|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} Bloomberg's administration appealed the ruling; however, his successor, Mayor Bill de Blasio, dropped the appeal and allowed the ruling to take effect.{{Cite news|last=Weiser|first=Benjamin|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/02/nyregion/departing-judge-offers-blunt-defense-of-ruling-that-ended-stop-and-frisk.html|title=Departing Judge Offers Blunt Defense of Ruling in Stop-and-Frisk Case|date=May 2, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 1, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} After the September 11 attacks, with assistance from the Central Intelligence Agency, Bloomberg's administration oversaw a controversial program that surveilled Muslim communities on the basis of their religion, ethnicity, and language.{{Cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/other/factsheet-nypd-muslim-surveillance-program|title=Factsheet: The NYPD Muslim Surveillance Program|website=American Civil Liberties Union|language=en|access-date=April 1, 2020}} The program was discontinued in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/08/21/justice/new-york-nypd-surveillance-no-leads/index.html|title=Surveillance unit produced no terrorism leads, NYPD says|first= David |last=Ariosto|website=CNN|date=August 22, 2012|access-date=April 1, 2020}}

In a January 2014 Quinnipiac poll, 64 percent of voters called Bloomberg's 12 years as mayor "mainly a success".{{Cite web|url=https://poll.qu.edu/new-york-city/release-detail?ReleaseID=1997|title=QU Poll Release Detail|website=QU Poll|publisher=Quinnipiac University|location=New Haven, Connecticut|language=en|access-date=May 7, 2018}}

{{Main|2001 New York City mayoral election}}

In 2001, New York's Republican mayor Rudy Giuliani, was ineligible for re-election due to the city's limit of two consecutive terms. Bloomberg, who had been a lifelong member of the Democratic Party, decided to run for mayor on the Republican ticket.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/08/nyregion/the-2001-elections-strategy-as-democrats-bicker-bloomberg-era-begins.html |access-date=February 15, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times |first=Adam |last=Nagourney |title=The 2001 Elections: Strategy; As Democrats Bicker, Bloomberg Era Begins |date=November 8, 2001 |url-access=limited}} Voting in the primary began on the morning of September 11, 2001. The primary was postponed later that day, due to the September 11 attacks. In the rescheduled primary, Bloomberg defeated Herman Badillo, a former Democratic congressman, to become the Republican nominee. After a runoff, the Democratic nomination went to New York City Public Advocate Mark Green.

Bloomberg received Giuliani's endorsement to succeed him in the 2001 election. He also had a huge campaign spending advantage. Although New York City's campaign finance law restricts the total amount of contributions that a candidate can accept, Bloomberg chose not to use public funds and therefore his campaign was not subject to these restrictions. He spent $73 million of his own money on his campaign, outspending Green by a ratio of five to one.{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/143966p-127415c.html |title=Mike's Wrong, Campaign Fixes Make Sense |work=Daily News |location=New York |author=Russianoff, Gene |date=December 9, 2003 |archive-date=January 5, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060105025803/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/143966p-127415c.html|author-link=Gene Russianoff |url-status=dead}}

In the wake of the September 11 attacks, Bloomberg's administration made a successful bid to host the 2004 Republican National Convention. The convention drew thousands of protesters, among them New Yorkers against George W. Bush and the Bush administration's pursuit of the Iraq War.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-30-na-bloomberg30-story.html|title=Bloomberg Walks a Fine Line as Host|date=August 30, 2004|website=Los Angeles Times}}{{cite web |title=Bloomberg Makes City's Bid For 2004 G.O.P. Convention |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/18/nyregion/bloomberg-makes-city-s-bid-for-2004-gop-convention.html |website=The New York Times |first=Raymond |last=Hernandez |date=June 18, 2002 |url-access=limited}}

{{Main|2005 New York City mayoral election}}

Bloomberg was re-elected mayor in November 2005 by a margin of 20 percent, the widest margin ever for a Republican mayor of New York City.{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/363961p-309955c.html |title=Bloomberg wins by a KO: Crushes Ferrer by nearly 20-point margin |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=November 9, 2005 |access-date=November 12, 2008 |archive-date=November 26, 2005 |first1=Lisa L. |last1=Colangelo |first2=David |last2=Saltonstall |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051126142753/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/363961p-309955c.html |url-status=dead}} He spent almost $78 million on his campaign, exceeding the record of $74 million he spent on the previous election. In late 2004 or early 2005, Bloomberg gave the Independence Party of New York $250,000 to fund a phone bank seeking to recruit volunteers for his re-election campaign.{{cite news |author1=Haberman, Maggie |author2=Saltonstall, David |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/268291p-229740c.html |title=Mayor Hires Indys To Hunt volunteers |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=January 5, 2005 |archive-date=January 5, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050105171254/http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/268291p-229740c.html |access-date=July 12, 2011 |url-status=dead}}

Former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer won the Democratic nomination to oppose Bloomberg in the general election. Thomas Ognibene sought to run against Bloomberg in the Republican Party's primary election.{{cite news |last=Schulman |first=Robin |date=August 4, 2005 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/nyregion/metrocampaigns/04ognibene.html |title=Ognibene Loses Bid for Line on Ballot Against Bloomberg |work=The New York Times |url-access=limited}} The Bloomberg campaign successfully challenged the signatures Ognibene submitted to the Board of Elections to prevent Ognibene from appearing on ballots for the Republican primary. Instead, Ognibene ran on only the Conservative Party ticket.{{cite news |last=Clyne |first=Meghan |url=https://www.nysun.com/new-york/ognibene-will-fight-bloomberg-all-the-way/12873/ |title=Ognibene Will Fight Bloomberg All the Way to November Election |work=The New York Sun |date=April 27, 2005 }} Ognibene accused Bloomberg of betraying Republican Party ideals, a feeling echoed by others.{{cite news |last=Levy |first=Julia |url=https://www.nysun.com/new-york/bloombergs-republican-problem/20193/ |title=Bloomberg's 'Republican' Problem |work=The New York Sun |date=September 19, 2005 }}{{cite news |last=Lagorio |first=Christine |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gop-mayors-reign-over-liberal-nyc/ |title=GOP Mayors Reign Over Liberal NYC |work=CBS News |date=October 22, 2005 }}{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Gerald |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1081546.ece |url-status=dead |title=Democrats Celebrate as Voters Pile Woe Upon Woe for Bush |work=The Times |date=November 10, 2005 |access-date=October 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614213156/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1081546.ece |archive-date=June 14, 2011 }}{{cite news |last=Rudin |first=Ken |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11221628 |title=Bloomberg News: A 'Subway Series' for President? |work=NPR |date=June 20, 2007 }}

Bloomberg opposed the confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States.{{cite web |title=Statement By Mayor Bloomberg On Supreme Court Chief Justice Nominee John Roberts |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/354-05/statement-mayor-bloomberg-supreme-court-chief-justice-nominee-john-roberts |first1=Edward |last1=Skyler |first2=Jordan |last2=Barowitz |publisher=The City of New York |access-date=January 20, 2011 |date=September 16, 2005 |archive-date=February 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219132110/https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/354-05/statement-mayor-bloomberg-supreme-court-chief-justice-nominee-john-roberts |url-status=dead }} Bloomberg is a staunch supporter of abortion rights and did not believe that Roberts was committed to maintaining Roe v. Wade. In addition to Republican support, Bloomberg obtained the endorsements of several prominent Democrats: former Democratic mayor Ed Koch; former Democratic governor Hugh Carey; former Democratic City Council Speaker Peter Vallone, and his son, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.; former Democratic Congressman Floyd Flake (who had previously endorsed Bloomberg in 2001), and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/353944p-301791c.html |title=Mike Soaks Up 2 Big Nods: Vallones Cross Party Line for Mayor |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=October 9, 2005 |access-date=November 12, 2008 |archive-date=January 4, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104155720/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/353944p-301791c.html |first=Celeste |last=Katz |url-status=dead}}

{{Main|2009 New York City mayoral election}}

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On October 2, 2008, Bloomberg announced he would seek to extend the city's term limits law and run for a third mayoral term in 2009. Bloomberg said, "Handling this financial crisis while strengthening essential services ... is a challenge I want to take on," Bloomberg said at a news conference. "So should the City Council vote to amend term limits, I plan to ask New Yorkers to look at my record of independent leadership and then decide if I have earned another term."{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN0228265920081002 |title=NYC's Bloomberg Says To Seek Third Term as Mayor |date=October 2, 2008 |author=Honan, Edith |work=Reuters}}

Ronald Lauder, who campaigned for New York City's term limits in 1993 and spent over 4 million dollars of his own money to limit the maximum years a mayor could serve to eight years,{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/24/nyregion/ronald-lauder-leader-of-term-limit-band.html |title=Ronald Lauder, Leader Of Term-Limit Band |author=Steven Lee Myers |work=The New York Times |date=October 24, 1993 |url-access=limited}} sided with Bloomberg and agreed to stay out of future legality issues.{{cite news |url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/lauder-favors-a-third-term-for-bloomberg/ |title=Lauder Favors a Third Term for Bloomberg |first=Jonathan P. |last=Hicks |work=The New York Times |date=September 30, 2008 |url-access=limited}} In exchange, he was promised a seat on an influential city board by Bloomberg.{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/term-limit-deal-ronald-lauder-agrees-stay-legal-battle-return-city-board-seat-article-1.299400 |title=Term limit deal: Ronald Lauder agrees to stay out of legal battle in return for city board seat |first=Erin |last=Einhorn |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York |date=October 6, 2008}}

Some people and organizations objected and NYPIRG filed a complaint with the City Conflict of Interest Board.{{cite web |url=http://www.mas.org/citizens-unionnypirg-forum-on-term-limits-tonight |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106100625/http://mas.org/citizens-unionnypirg-forum-on-term-limits-tonight/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |title=Citizens Union/NYPIRG Forum on Term Limits Tonight |publisher=mas.org}} On October 23, 2008, the city council voted 29–22 in favor of extending the term limit to three consecutive four-year terms.{{cite news |url=http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/bloomberg.third.term.2.847239.html |title={{-'}}Aye' And Mighty: Bloomberg's Wish Is Granted |website=WCBS-TV |date=October 23, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025085132/http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/bloomberg.third.term.2.847239.html |first=Marcia |last=Kramer |archive-date=October 25, 2008}} After two days of public hearings, Bloomberg signed the bill into law on November 3.{{cite news |url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/03/bloomberg-hears-opponents-of-term-limits-bill |title=City Room: After an Earful, Mayor Signs Term Limits Bill |work=The New York Times |author-link=Sewell Chan |last1=Chan |first1=Sewell |last2=Chen |first2=David W. |date=November 3, 2008 |url-access=limited}}

Bloomberg's bid for a third term generated some controversy. Civil libertarians such as former New York Civil Liberties Union Director Norman Siegel and New York Civil Rights Coalition Executive Director Michael Meyers joined with local politicians to protest the process as undermining the democratic process.{{cite web |url=http://archive.sohojournal.com/?p=1374 |title=New Yorkers Protest Against Bloomberg Plan to Override Term Limits. |publisher=Archive.sohojournal.com |date=October 6, 2008 |access-date=November 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208140310/http://archive.sohojournal.com/?p=1374 |first=Jo |last=Panisch |archive-date=December 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Bloomberg's opponent was Democratic and Working Families Party nominee Bill Thompson, who had been New York City Comptroller for the past eight years and before that, president of the New York City Board of Education.{{cite web |url=http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov |title=Office of the New York City Comptroller |publisher=Comptroller.nyc.gov |date=April 14, 2014 |access-date=April 20, 2014}} Bloomberg defeated Thompson by a vote of 51 percent to 46 percent.{{cite news |url=http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/index.html |title=2009 Election Results |work=The New York Times |date=November 5, 2009 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107034641/http://elections.nytimes.com/2009/results/index.html |archive-date=November 7, 2009}} Bloomberg spent $109.2 million on his 2009 campaign, outspending Thompson by a margin of more than 11 to one.{{Cite web|url=https://www.silive.com/news/2010/07/final_total_of_mayor_bloomberg.html|title=Final total of Mayor Bloomberg's 2009 campaign: $109M|agency=Associated Press|date=July 15, 2010|website=silive}}

After the release of Independence Party campaign filings in January 2010, it was reported that Bloomberg had made two $600,000 contributions from his personal account to the Independence Party on October 30 and November 2, 2009.{{cite news |author-link=Elizabeth Benjamin (journalist) |last=Benjamin |first=Elizabeth |title=Bloomberg's Independence (Pay)Day |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=January 25, 2010 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/01/bloombergs-independence-payday.html |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130014725/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/01/bloombergs-independence-payday.html |archive-date=January 30, 2010}} The Independence Party then paid $750,000 of that money to Republican Party political operative John Haggerty Jr.{{cite news |last=Eligon |first=John |title=How G.O.P. Worker Got Bloomberg Money Is Investigated |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/10/nyregion/10independence.html |work=The New York Times |date=February 9, 2010 |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-access=limited}}

This prompted an investigation beginning in February 2010 by the office of New York County District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. into possible improprieties.{{cite news |last=Benjamin |first=Elizabeth |title=Vance Investigating Indy/Bloomberg/Haggerty Connection |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=February 9, 2010 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/02/vance-investigating-indybloomb.html |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215225017/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/02/vance-investigating-indybloomb.html |archive-date=February 15, 2010}} The Independence Party later questioned how Haggerty spent the money, which was to go to poll-watchers.{{cite news |author=Benjamin, Elizabeth |title=Independence Party to Haggerty: Where's Our Money? |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=February 12, 2010 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/02/independence-party-to-haggerty.html |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100217092127/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/02/independence-party-to-haggerty.html |archive-date=February 17, 2010}} Former New York State Senator Martin Connor contended that because the Bloomberg donations were made to an Independence Party housekeeping account rather than to an account meant for current campaigns, this was a violation of campaign finance laws.{{cite news |author=Barrett, Wayne |title=Mike Bloomberg's $1.2 Million Indy Party Donation Gets Murkier and Murkier |work=The Village Voice |date=March 2, 2010 |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/03/mike_bloomberg_3.php |access-date=April 17, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100709162713/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2010/03/mike_bloomberg_3.php |archive-date=July 9, 2010}} Haggerty also spent money from a separate $200,000 donation from Bloomberg on office space.{{cite news |author1=Calder, Rich |author2=Seifman, David |title=Mike Poll Watcher Also Rented Office |work=New York Post |date=February 16, 2010 |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/mike_poll_watcher_also_rented_office_qVYB5U94wgeOcz0uJKNVrN |access-date=February 16, 2010}}

{{Main|2013 New York City mayoral election}}

On September 13, 2013, Bloomberg announced that he would not endorse any of the candidates to succeed him.{{cite news |first1=Michael |last1=Barbaro |first2=Kate |last2=Taylor |title=Bloomberg Decides Not to Endorse a Successor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/nyregion/bloomberg-says-he-will-not-make-endorsement-in-mayoral-race.html |work=The New York Times |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013 |url-access=limited}}{{cite news |title=Mayor Bloomberg focused on his legacy as he prepares to leave office |url=https://news.yahoo.com/michael-bloomberg-election-future-231927885.html |first=Holly |last=Bailey |publisher=Yahoo! News |date=November 5, 2013 |access-date=November 6, 2013}} On his radio show, he stated, "I don't want to do anything that complicates it for the next mayor. And that's one of the reasons I've decided I'm just not going to make an endorsement in the race." He added, "I want to make sure that person is ready to succeed, to take what we've done and build on that."{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/nyregion/bloomberg-says-he-will-not-make-endorsement-in-mayoral-race.html|title=Bloomberg Decides Not to Endorse a Successor|first1=Michael|last1=Barbaro|first2=Kate|last2=Taylor|date=September 13, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|url-access=limited}}

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Bloomberg praised The New York Times for its endorsement of Christine Quinn and Joe Lhota as their favorite candidates in the Democratic and Republican primaries, respectively.{{cite news |title=In Conversation: Michael Bloomberg |url=http://nymag.com/news/politics/bloomberg/in-conversation-2013-9/# |first=Chris |last=Smith |work=New York |date=September 7, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013}}{{cite news |title=Michael Bloomberg: I Won't Endorse Candidate In New York City Mayor Race |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/13/michael-bloomberg-endorse-no-new-york-city-mayor-race_n_3920428.html |work=The Huffington Post |date=September 13, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013 |first=Christopher |last=Mathias}} Quinn came in third in the Democratic primary and Lhota won the Republican primary. Bloomberg criticized Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio's campaign methods, which he initially called "racist"; Bloomberg later downplayed and partially retracted those remarks.{{cite news |last=Louis |first=Errol |title=Bloomberg's 'racist' remark reveals much |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/09/opinion/louis-bloomberg-de-blasio |publisher=CNN |date=September 9, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013}}{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Connor |title=New York Alters Bloomberg 'Racist' Accusation |url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/09/michael-bloomberg-calls-bill-de-blasios-campaign-racist/69157 |work=The Atlantic |date=September 7, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013 |archive-date=September 10, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910023336/http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/09/michael-bloomberg-calls-bill-de-blasios-campaign-racist/69157/ |url-status=dead }}

On January 1, 2014, de Blasio became New York City's new mayor, succeeding Bloomberg.{{cite news |last=Deprez |first=Esmé E. |title=Obama Endorses Fellow Democrat De Blasio for New York Mayor |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/obama-endorses-fellow-democrat-de-blasio-for-new-york-city-mayor.html |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |access-date=October 10, 2013 |date=September 23, 2013}}

{{See also|Draft Bloomberg movement}}

Bloomberg was frequently mentioned as a possible centrist candidate for the presidential elections in 2008{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Sam |date=December 31, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/us/politics/31bloomberg.html |title=Bloomberg Moves Closer to Running for President |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=December 31, 2007 |url-access=limited}}{{cite news |author-link=David Broder |last=Broder |first=David S. |date=December 30, 2007 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/29/AR2007122901476.html |title=Bipartisan Group Eyes Independent Bid |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=November 13, 2016 }} and 2012, as well as for governor of New York in 2010{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/11062007/news/regionalnews/mikes_secret_bid_to_run_vs__spitzer_789523.htm |first1=Frederic U. |last1=Dicker |first2=David |last2=Seifman |title=Mike's Secret Bid To Run vs. Spitzer |work=New York Post |date=November 6, 2007 }} or vice-president in 2008.{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2007/06/mike-for-veep-001897 |title=Mike for Veep? |work=Politico |author=Smith, Ben |date=June 21, 2007}} He eventually declined to seek all of these offices.

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in November 2012, Bloomberg penned an op-ed officially endorsing Barack Obama for president, citing Obama's policies on climate change.{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2012-11-01/a-vote-for-a-president-to-lead-on-climate-change |first=Michael R. |last=Bloomberg |date=November 1, 2012 |title=A Vote for a President to Lead on Climate Change |work=Bloomberg |access-date=November 1, 2012 }}{{cite news |last=Hernandez |first=Raymond |title=Bloomberg Backs Obama, Citing Fallout From Storm |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/nyregion/bloomberg-endorses-obama-saying-hurricane-sandy-affected-decision.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 3, 2012 |url-access=limited |date=November 1, 2012 |quote=he had decided over the past several days that Mr. Obama was the better candidate to tackle the global climate change that he believes might have contributed to the violent storm}}

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On January 23, 2016, it was reported that Bloomberg was again considering a presidential run, as an independent candidate in the 2016 election, if Bernie Sanders got the Democratic party nomination.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/24/nyregion/bloomberg-sensing-an-opening-revisits-a-potential-white-house-run.html|title=Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run|first1=Alexander|last1=Burns|first2=Maggie|last2=Haberman|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 23, 2016}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/01/bernie-sanders-may-inspire-michael-bloomberg-to-run-for-president|title=Michael Bloomberg May Enter The Presidential Race|first=Rachel|last=Handler|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=January 23, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://morningconsult.com/2016/01/24/poll-bloomberg-vs-sanders-vs-trump/|title=Poll: Bloomberg vs. Sanders vs. Trump|date=January 25, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloomberg-mulling-run-for-president-as-an-independent-1453568255 |title=Michael Bloomberg Mulling Run for President as Independent |author=Mara Gay |date=January 24, 2016 |work=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription}}{{cite news |title=Michael Bloomberg mulls presidential run on heels of Trump surge |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/23/michael-bloomberg-considers-third-party-presidential-bid |newspaper=The Guardian |date=January 23, 2016 |access-date=January 24, 2016 |issn=0261-3077 |first=Edward |last=Helmore}} This was the first time he had officially confirmed he was considering a run.{{cite news |title=Bloomberg: I'm considering 2016 bid |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/08/politics/michael-bloomberg-2016-election/ |newspaper=CNN |date=February 8, 2016 |access-date=February 9, 2016 |first=Dylan |last=Byers}} Bloomberg supporters believed that Bloomberg could run as a centrist and capture many voters who were dissatisfied with the likely Democratic and Republican nominees.{{cite news |url=https://www.economist.com/united-states/2016/02/18/michael-bloombergs-moment |title=Michael Bloomberg's Moment |newspaper=The Economist |date=February 20, 2016 |access-date=February 19, 2020 }} However, on March 7, Bloomberg announced he would not be running for president.{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2016-03-07/the-2016-election-risk-that-michael-bloomberg-won-t-take |access-date=February 19, 2020 |title=The Risk I Will Not Take |first=Michael R. |last=Bloomberg |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |date=March 7, 2016 |publisher=Bloomberg View}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-not-running-for-president.html |title=Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential Race |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |date=March 7, 2016 |last2=Burns |first2=Alexander |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=March 7, 2016 |url-access=limited}}

In July 2016, Bloomberg delivered a speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in which he called Hillary Clinton "the right choice".{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-07-28/the-independent-s-case-for-clinton |title=The Independent's Case for Clinton |last=Bloomberg |first=Michael R. |date=July 27, 2016 |work=Bloomberg.com |access-date=July 26, 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-hillary-clinton-dnc.html |title=Dismayed by Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg Will Endorse Hillary Clinton |last=Burns |first=Alexander |date=July 24, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=July 27, 2016 |url-access=limited}}{{cite news |last1=Prokop |first1=Andrew |title=How to watch the Democratic convention 2016: DNC live stream, TV channel, and schedule of events |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/25/12268364/watch-dnc-democratic-convention-2016-live-stream-tv-channel-schedule-events |access-date=July 27, 2016 |publisher=Vox |date=July 27, 2016}} Bloomberg warned of the dangers a Donald Trump presidency would pose. He said Trump "wants you to believe that we can solve our biggest problems by deporting Mexicans and shutting out Muslims. He wants you to believe that erecting trade barriers will bring back good jobs. He's wrong on both counts." Bloomberg also said Trump's economic plans "would make it harder for small businesses to compete" and would "erode our influence in the world". Trump responded to the speech by condemning Bloomberg in a series of tweets.{{cite news |first=Andrew |last=Prokop |url=https://www.vox.com/2016/7/29/12324696/donald-trump-michael-bloomberg-dnc |title=Michael Bloomberg's DNC speech really got under Trump's skin |date=July 29, 2016 |website=Vox |access-date=July 31, 2016}}

In June 2018, Bloomberg pledged $80 million to support Democratic congressional candidates in the 2018 election, with the goal of flipping control of the Republican-controlled House to Democrats. In a statement, Bloomberg said that Republican House leadership were "absolutely feckless" and had failed to govern responsibly. Bloomberg advisor Howard Wolfson was chosen to lead the effort, which was to target mainly suburban districts.{{cite news |first=Alexander |last=Burns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/us/politics/mike-bloomberg-democrats-election.html |access-date=February 19, 2020 |title=Michael Bloomberg Will Spend $80 Million on the Midterms. His Goal: Flip the House for the Democrats |newspaper=The New York Times |date=June 20, 2018 |url-access=limited}} By early October, Bloomberg had committed more than $100 million to returning the House and Senate to Democratic power, fueling speculation about a presidential run in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.axios.com/2018-midterm-elections-michael-bloomberg-house-democrats-88857edd-928a-483f-90ff-0472d8b766e9.html |title=Scoop: Michael Bloomberg becomes House Dems' $100 million man |last=Allen |first=Mike |date=September 27, 2018 |website=Axios |language=en |access-date=October 10, 2018}} On October 10, 2018, Bloomberg announced that he had returned to the Democratic party.{{cite news |date=October 10, 2018 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/10/politics/michael-bloomberg-registers-as-a-democrat/index.html |title=Bloomberg re-registers as a Democrat, saying the party must provide 'checks and balances' |first=Devan |last=Cole |work=CNN |access-date=October 10, 2018}}

{{Main|Michael Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaign}}

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On March 5, 2019, Bloomberg had announced that he would not run for president in 2020. Instead, he encouraged the Democratic Party to "nominate a Democrat who will be in the strongest position to defeat Donald Trump."{{cite news |work=Associated Press |first=Steve |last=Peoples |title=Ex-NYC Mayor Bloomberg won't run for president in 2020 |url=https://www.apnews.com/8a5d3aebc5bb4e4e97d301e119cd95a2 |date=March 5, 2019 |access-date=March 5, 2019}} However, due to his dissatisfaction with the Democratic field, Bloomberg reconsidered. He officially launched his campaign for the 2020 Democratic nomination on November 24, 2019.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-2020-presidency.html |title=Michael Bloomberg Joins 2020 Democratic Field for President |last=Burns |first=Alexander |date=November 24, 2019 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 24, 2019 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}

Bloomberg self-funded his campaign from his personal fortune and did not accept campaign contributions.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/nov/23/michael-bloomberg-refuse-donations-presidential-bid|title=Michael Bloomberg vows to refuse donations as presidential bid looms|date=November 23, 2019| agency=Associated Press| work=The Guardian|access-date=February 2, 2020}}

Bloomberg's campaign suffered from his lackluster performance in two televised debates.Patricia Mazzei, Rebecca R. Ruiz & Jeremy W. Peters, [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/04/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-drops-out.html Michael Bloomberg Quits Democratic Race, Ending a Brief and Costly Bid], New York Times (March 4, 2020). When Bloomberg participated in his first presidential debate, Elizabeth Warren challenged him to release women from non-disclosure agreements relating to their allegations of sexual harassment at Bloomberg L.P. Two days later, Bloomberg announced that there were three women who had made complaints concerning him, and added that he would release any of the three if they request him to do so.{{Cite news| last1=Corasaniti|first1=Nick|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/21/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-nda.html| title=Bloomberg, in Reversal, Says He'll Release 3 Women From Nondisclosure Agreements| date=February 21, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 22, 2020|last2=Grynbaum| first2=Michael M.|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|url-access=limited}}{{cite news |title=Bloomberg offers to release women from three confidentiality agreements |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/21/politics/michael-bloomberg-nondisclosure-release/index.html |date=February 21, 2020}} Warren continued her attack in the second debate the next week. Others criticized Bloomberg for his wealth and campaign spending,{{cite news |title=Bloomberg improves from his last debate – but is it enough? |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bloomberg-improves-from-his-last-debate--but-is-it-enough/2020/02/25/ec87f7ba-57ef-11ea-9b35-def5a027d470_story.html |access-date=February 29, 2020 |issue=February 26, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}{{cite news |title=Carville on Debate: "Warren Gives The Impression That She'd Rather Beat Bloomberg Than Win Herself" |url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/02/25/carville_on_debate_warren_gives_the_impression_that_shed_rather_beat_bloomberg_than_win_herself.html |date=February 25, 2020}} as well as his former affiliation with the Republican Party.

As a late entrant to the race, Bloomberg skipped the first four state primaries and caucuses.{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-04/michael-bloomberg-quits-presidential-race|title=Michael Bloomberg drops out of the presidential race and endorses Joe Biden|author=Seema Mehta|newspaper=Los Angeles Times}} He spent $676 million of his personal fortune on the primary campaign, breaking a record for the most money ever spent on a presidential primary campaign. His campaign blanketed the country with campaign advertisements on broadcast and cable television, the Internet, and radio,{{cite news| author=Jessica Taylor|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/01/17/797048821/new-figures-show-billionaire-candidates-spending-big-with-little-return|title=New Figures Show Billionaire Candidates Spending Big, With Little Return|newspaper=NPR|date=January 17, 2020}} as well as direct mail. Bloomberg also spent heavily on campaign operations that grew to 200 field offices and more than 2,400 paid campaign staffers. His support in nationwide opinion polls never exceeded 15 percent but stagnated or dropped before Super Tuesday,Yelena Dzhanova, [https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/26/mike-bloomberg-stalls-in-presidential-polls-ahead-of-super-tuesday-vote.html Mike Bloomberg's momentum stalls in presidential polls ahead of Super Tuesday vote], CNBC (February 26, 2020). while former vice president Joe Biden had become the frontrunner after receiving the support of major candidates Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar shortly before Super Tuesday. Bloomberg suspended his campaign on March 4, 2020, after a disappointing Super Tuesday in which he won only American Samoa, and subsequently endorsed Biden. Bloomberg donated $18 million to the Democratic National Committee and publicly planned a "massive spending blitz" to support Biden's campaign.{{Cite web| last=Schwartz| first=Brian| date=May 15, 2020|title=Mike Bloomberg plots spending blitz to support Joe Biden's run for president|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/15/mike-bloomberg-plots-spending-blitz-to-back-joe-biden-campaign.html| access-date=July 24, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en}}

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When a 60 Minutes correspondent remarked on March 1 that Bloomberg had spent twice what President Trump had raised, he was asked how much he would spend. Bloomberg replied, "I'm making an investment in this country. My investment is I'm going to remove President Trump from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue or at least try as hard as I can."{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-bloomberg-2020-democratic-presidential-candidate-60-minutes-2020-03-01/| title=Mike Bloomberg tells 60 Minutes why he should be president|author=Pelley, Scott| date=March 1, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2020|publisher=CBS News}}

Speaking on the final night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Bloomberg took aim at Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the American economy: "Would you rehire or work for someone who ran your business into the ground? Who always does what's best for him or her, even when it hurts the company, and whose reckless decisions put you in danger, and who spends more time tweeting than working? If the answer is no, why the hell would we ever rehire Donald Trump for another four years?"{{Cite web|first=Daniel|last=Villarreal |date=August 20, 2020|title=Mike Bloomberg trashes Donald Trump's business record in fiery DNC speech| url=https://www.newsweek.com/mike-bloomberg-trashes-donald-trumps-business-record-fiery-dnc-speech-1526608|access-date=September 8, 2020|website=Newsweek|language=en}}{{Cite news| date=August 21, 2020|title=Don't Rehire a Failed President|language=en| work=Bloomberg.com| url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-08-21/michael-bloomberg-dnc-speech-why-i-m-voting-for-joe-biden|access-date=September 8, 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Thrush| first=Glenn |date=August 28, 2020|title=Joe Biden Pledges to 'Overcome This Season of Darkness' as the D.N.C. Ends |language=en-US|work=The New York Times| url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/08/20/us/dnc-convention-election| access-date=September 8, 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}

In February 2022, Bloomberg was nominated to chair the Defense Innovation Board, being sworn in on June 22, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2929557/dod-announces-chair-for-the-defense-innovation-board/|title=DOD Announces Chair for the Defense Innovation Board|date=February 9, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}{{cite web|last=Conte|first=Michael|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/bloomberg-nominated-defense-innovation-board/index.html|title=Pentagon nominates Michael Bloomberg to lead Defense Innovation Board|date=February 9, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=CNN}}{{cite web|url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3070020/michael-bloomberg-sworn-in-as-defense-innovation-board-chair/|title=Michael Bloomberg Sworn In as Defense Innovation Board Chair|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=September 10, 2022|website=U.S. Department of Defense}}

{{Main|Political positions of Michael Bloomberg}}

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Bloomberg was a Democrat until 2001, when he switched to the Republican Party to run for mayor. He switched to an independent in 2007 and registered again as a Democrat in October 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/11/8/18221878/michael-bloomberg-2020-president-campaign-democrat-policies |title=Michael Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign and policy positions, explained |last=Stewart |first=Emily |work=Vox |date=November 25, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/10/17959224/michael-bloomberg-democrat-republican-2020-donald-trump |title=Michael Bloomberg is a Democrat again, fueling speculation about 2020 aspirations |last=Stewart |first=Emily |work=Vox |date=October 10, 2018 |access-date=February 15, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-Bloomberg|title=Michael Bloomberg {{!}} Biography, Business, Mayorship, & Facts|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2020}} In 2004, he endorsed the re-election of George W. Bush and spoke at the 2004 Republican National Convention. He endorsed Barack Obama's re-election in 2012, endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election, and spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/26/bloomberg-republican-endorsement-2020-073807 |title=Mike Bloomberg to donate $10 million to House Democrats targeted by GOP |last=Otterbein |first=Holly |work=Politico |date=November 26, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2020}} In 2008, he did not make a presidential election endorsement, but he voted for Obama, according to a 2020 statement by "Stu Loeser, a Bloomberg [2020] campaign spokesman."{{cite web |last1=Valverde |first1=Miriam |title=Mike Bloomberg exaggerates his support for Obama in 2008, 2012 |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/03/michael-bloomberg/mike-bloomberg-exaggerates-his-support-obama-2008-/ |website=PolitiFact |publisher=The Poynter Institute |access-date=30 September 2024 |date=3 March 2020}}

As Mayor of New York, Bloomberg supported government initiatives in public health and welfare.{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/348-07/mayor-bloomberg-delivers-remarks-2007-conservative-party-conference |title=Mayor Bloomberg Delivers Remarks at 2007 Conservative Party Conference |last=Bloomberg |first=Michael |website=nyc.gov |date=September 30, 2007 |access-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-date=February 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200218104641/https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/348-07/mayor-bloomberg-delivers-remarks-2007-conservative-party-conference |url-status=dead }}Tami Luhby, [https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/25/politics/bloomberg-smoking-calorie-counts-trans-fat/index.html Three Bloomberg policies all of America now lives with], CNN (February 25, 2020). This included tobacco control efforts (including an increase in the legal age to purchase tobacco products, a ban on smoking in indoor workplaces, and an increase in the cigarette tax);{{Cite web |work=tobaccofreekids.org |url=https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/blog/2013_11_19_bloomberg1 |title = Mayor Bloomberg Signs Landmark Bills to Further Reduce Smoking in New York City|date = November 20, 2013}} the elimination of the use of artificial trans fats in restaurants; and bans on all flavored tobacco and e-cigarette products including menthol flavors.{{Cite web |work=nydailynews.com |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-mike-bloomberg-ecigs-cigarettes-vaping-20200115-5awd5ivmejg5tgbvpm4ujcpxnu-story.html |title = Bloomberg calls for nationwide crackdown on e-cigs|date=January 15, 2020 }} Bloomberg also launched an unsuccessful effort to ban on certain large (more than 16 fluid ounce) sugary sodas at restaurants and food service establishments in the city. These initiatives were supported by public health advocates{{Cite news |first=Emily |last=Badger |date=October 31, 2013 |url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2013/10/radical-case-bloombergs-nanny-state/7434/ |work=Citylab |title = The Radical Case for Bloomberg's 'Nanny' State}} but were criticized by some as "nanny state" policies.{{Cite news |first=Frank |last=James |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/05/31/154063100/bloomberg-becomes-for-some-a-nanny-state-symbol-giving-obama-a-breather |title=Bloomberg Becomes Nanny-State Epitome for Some, Giving Obama a Breather |work=NPR |date=May 31, 2012 }}

Over his career, Bloomberg has "mingled support for progressive causes with more conservative positions on law enforcement, business regulation and school choice."{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/15/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-spending.html|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Bloomberg's Billions: How the Candidate Built an Empire of Influence|first1=Alexander|last1=Burns|first2=Nicholas|last2=Kulish|date=February 15, 2020|url-access=limited}} Bloomberg supports gun-control measures, abortion rights, same-sex marriage, and a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-michael-bloomberg-bio-age-family-and-key-positions-2019-11 |title=Michael Bloomberg is running for president in 2020. Here's everything we know about the candidate and how he stacks up against the competition. |last=Relman |first=Eliza |work=Business Insider |date=February 11, 2020 |access-date=February 15, 2020}} He advocates for a public health insurance option that he has called "Medicare for all for people that are uncovered" rather than a universal single-payer healthcare system. He is concerned about climate change and has touted his mayoral efforts to reduce greenhouse gases.{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/michael-bloomberg-talks-climate-change-article-1.2511688 |title=Michael Bloomberg talks climate change with UN |first=Jennifer |last=Fermino |date=January 27, 2016 |work=NY Daily News}} Bloomberg supported the Iraq War and opposed creating a timeline for withdrawing troops.{{cite web |url=https://www.city-journal.org/bloomberg-foreign-policy-presidential-run |title=The Mayor and the World |last=Miller |first=Judith |author-link=Judith Miller |work=City Journal |date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=February 15, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Manchester |first1=Julia |title=Bloomberg on backing 2003 invasion of Iraq: 'I don't live in a regret world' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/477144-bloomberg-on-backing-2003-invasion-of-iraq-i-dont-live-in-a-regret-world |website=The Hill |access-date=February 18, 2020|date=January 7, 2020 }} Bloomberg has sometimes embraced the use of surveillance in efforts to deter crime and protect against terrorism.{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newyork-surveillance/bloomberg-defends-city-surveillance-camera-plan-idUSN0243142020071002 |title=Bloomberg defends city surveillance camera plan |author=Honan, Edith |work=Reuters |date=October 2, 2007 |access-date=February 15, 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://observer.com/2013/04/bloomberg-says-post-boston-interpretation-of-the-constitution-will-have-to-change/ |title=Bloomberg Says Interpretation of Constitution Will 'Have to Change' After Boston Bombing |last=Colvin |first=Jill |work=Observer |date=April 22, 2013 |access-date=February 16, 2020}}

During and after his tenure, he was a staunch supporter of stop-and-frisk. In November 2019, Bloomberg apologized for supporting it.{{cite news |last1=Goldmacher |first1=Shane |title=Michael Bloomberg Pushed 'Stop-and-Frisk' Policing. Now He's Apologizing. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/17/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-speech.html |work=The New York Times |date=November 17, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2020 |url-access=limited}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.democracynow.org/2020/2/12/michael_bloomberg_aspen_2015_unearthed_audio |work=Democracy Now! |date=February 12, 2020 |first=Amy |last=Goodman |author-link=Amy Goodman |title = Meet the Journalist Who Exposed Bloomberg's Racist Defense of Targeting Black & Brown Youth}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/02/16/should-mike-bloombergs-stop-and-frisk-record-disqualify-him/ |title=Should Mike Bloomberg's stop-and-frisk record disqualify him? |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 16, 2020 |first=Philip V. |last=McHarris |access-date=February 18, 2020 }} He advocates reversing many of the Trump tax cuts. His own tax plan includes implementing a 5 percent surtax on incomes above $5 million a year and would raise federal revenue by $5 trillion over a decade. He opposes a wealth tax, saying that it would likely be found unconstitutional.{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Proposes $5 Trillion in Taxes on the Rich and Corporations |first1=Jim |last1=Tankersley |first2=Alexander |last2=Burns |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-tax-plan.html |access-date=February 16, 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=February 1, 2020 |url-access=limited}}{{cite web |last=Hirsch |first=Lauren |title='I will pay more': Bloomberg unveils $5 trillion tax plan targeting the wealthy and corporations |date=February 1, 2020 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/01/billionaire-mike-bloomberg-calls-for-tax-on-incomes-over-5-million.html |website=CNBC |access-date=February 16, 2020}} He has also proposed more stringent financial regulations that include tougher oversight for big banks, a financial transactions tax, and stronger consumer protections.{{cite news |last1=Merle |first1=Renae |title=Bloomberg's new plan to crack down on Wall Street includes financial transactions tax |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/02/18/bloombergs-new-plan-crack-down-wall-street-includes-financial-transactions-tax/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=February 18, 2020 |date=February 18, 2020}} He supported decreasing estate-tax threshold to collect more estate taxes and close tax avoidance schemes. According to ProPublica investigation he set up multiple GRATs thus shielding parts of his fortune for his heirs.{{cite web |title=More Than Half of America's 100 Richest People Exploit Special Trusts to Avoid Estate Taxes |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/more-than-half-of-americas-100-richest-people-exploit-special-trusts-to-avoid-estate-taxes |website=ProPublica |date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=1 October 2021}}

Bloomberg stated that running as a Democrat{{snd}}not an independent{{snd}}was the only path he saw to defeating Donald Trump, saying: "In 2020, the great likelihood is that an independent would just split the anti-Trump vote and end up re-electing the President. That's a risk I refused to run in 2016 and we can't afford to run it now."

In the 2020 general election, Bloomberg invested $115 million in Joe Biden's campaign in key states like Florida, Ohio, and Texas, contributed millions to various Democrats in local races, and raised over $16 million to clear court fines for nearly 32,000 Black and Hispanic Florida voters with felony convictions.{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/bloomberg-spent-1-billion-ads-races-losses-2020-11 | title=Michael Bloomberg spent $1 billion this election cycle and is coming away with huge losses | website=Business Insider |last=Dzhanova |first=Yelena |date=November 4, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023}}{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mike-bloomberg-raises-16-million-to-allow-former-felons-to-vote-in-florida/2020/09/21/6dda787e-fc5a-11ea-8d05-9beaaa91c71f_story.html |title=Mike Bloomberg raises $16 million to allow former felons to vote in Florida |newspaper=The Washington Post |last=Scherer |first=Michael |date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023}}{{cite web | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517522-bloomberg-pays-fines-for-32000-felons-in-florida-so-they-can-vote/ | title=Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote |work=The Hill |last=Mastrangelo |first=Dominick | date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=December 29, 2023}} Bloomberg contributed $19 million to a pro-Biden super PAC in support of Biden's reelection in 2024.{{Cite news |last1=Scherer |first1=Michael |last2=Pager |first2=Tyler |date=June 20, 2024 |title=Mike Bloomberg gives $20 million to help Biden beat Trump |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/20/mike-bloomberg-biden-20-million-donation-trump/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=June 20, 2024}} In October 2024, Bloomberg contributed $50 million to support Kamala Harris's 2024 election campaign.{{cite news |last1=Schleifer |first1=Theodore |title=Bloomberg, After Months of Pressure, Donates $50 Million to Help Harris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/elections/michael-bloomberg-presidential-race-donations.html |access-date=29 October 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=28 October 2024}}

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In August 2010, Bloomberg signed The Giving Pledge, whereby the wealthy pledge to give away at least half of their wealth. In his lifetime, he has given away $17.4 billion overall including $3 billion in 2023, when he was America's highest giving philanthropist, according to Chronicle of Philanthropy.{{Cite news |last1=Di Mento |first1=Maria |last2=Rendon |first2=Jim |date=5 March 2024 |title=Michael Bloomberg Tops the List of America's Biggest Donors in 2023 |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/michael-bloomberg-tops-the-list-of-americas-biggest-donors-in-2023 |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}} He has been in the top ten on the publication's list of America's biggest donors since 2004.{{Cite news|last1=Di Mento|first1=Maria|last2=Rendon|first2=Jim|date=February 11, 2020|title=Michael Bloomberg Tops Philanthropy 50 as Records for Billion-Dollar Giving Are Set|work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Michael-Bloomberg-Tops/248009|access-date=July 24, 2020}}{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704017904575409713589040490 |title=Mayor Pledges Wealth |last=Banjo |first=Shelly |date=August 5, 2010 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=April 22, 2017 |issn=0099-9660 |url-access=subscription}}{{Cite news |last=Di Mento |first=Maria |date=5 March 2024 |title=Philanthropy 50 |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/the-philanthropy-50/?sra=true#id=details_335_2023 |access-date=29 April 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy}}

His Bloomberg Philanthropies foundation focuses on public health, the arts, government innovation, the environment, and education.{{cite news |first=Sridhar |last=Pappu |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1769004/whats-next-michael-bloomberg |title=What's Next For Michael Bloomberg |work=Fast Company |date=August 8, 2011 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}{{cite web |title=Conservative Billionaire Richard Scaife Tops List of 50 Biggest Donors |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Conservative-Billionaire/235234 |first1=Maria |last1=Di Mento |first2=Drew |last2=Lindsay |website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |access-date=February 11, 2016 |date=February 9, 2016}} Through the foundation, he donated or pledged $767 million in 2018,{{Cite web|title=2019 Annual Report {{!}} Bloomberg Philanthropies|url=https://annualreport.bloomberg.org/|access-date=July 24, 2020|website=2019 Annual Report|language=en-US}}{{cite web |first=Maria |last=Di Mento |url=http://philanthropy.com/article/No-5-Michael-R-Bloomberg/130550 |title=No. 5: Michael R. Bloomberg |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |date=February 6, 2012 }} and more than $1 billion in 2019.Maria Di Mento & Jim Rendon, [https://www.philanthropy.com/article/in-a-year-of-record-breaking-giving-bloomberg-tops-philanthropy-50-rankings/ In a Year of Record-Breaking Giving, Bloomberg Tops Philanthropy 50 Rankings], Chronicle of Philanthropy (February 11, 2020).

In 2011, recipients included the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; World Lung Foundation and the World Health Organization. According to The New York Times, Bloomberg was an "anonymous donor" to the Carnegie Corporation from 2001 to 2010, with gifts ranging from $5 million to $20 million each year.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/19/nyregion/19bloomberg.html |title=Bloomberg Is Quietly Ending a Charitable Program |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 18, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }} The Carnegie Corporation distributed these contributions to hundreds of New York City organizations ranging from the Dance Theatre of Harlem to Gilda's Club, a non-profit organization that provides support to people and families living with cancer. He continues to support the arts through his foundation.{{cite news |first=Kate |last=Taylor |url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/bloomberg-family-foundation-to-support-arts |title=Bloomberg Family Foundation to Support Arts |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 15, 2011 |access-date=February 18, 2020 |url-access=limited}}

Bloomberg gave $254 million in 2009 to almost 1,400 nonprofit organizations,{{cite news |last1=Lisberg |first1=Adam |title=Mayor Bloomberg rivals Gates for charity gifts: Donated $254M in 2009 |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bloomberg-rivals-gates-charity-gifts-donated-254m-2009-article-1.196111 |work=Daily News |date=February 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327002648/https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mayor-bloomberg-rivals-gates-charity-gifts-donated-254m-2009-article-1.196111 |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |location=New York City Hall |oclc=9541172 | issn=2692-1251}} saying, "I am a big believer in giving it all away and have always said that the best financial planning ends with bouncing the check to the undertaker."{{cite web |title=Micahel Bloomberg Wall Street data pioneer and x-NYC Mayor |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-michael-bloomberg.html |website=CNBC25 Rebels, Icons and Leaders |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=NBCUniversal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122064839/https://www.cnbc.com/2014/04/29/25-michael-bloomberg.html |archive-date=November 22, 2015 |format=Slide show}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-06-17/broad-commits-75-of-wealth-to-charity-takes-buffett-up-on-giving-pledge.html |work=Bloomberg |title=Broad, Bloomberg Back Buffett Call for Billionaire Donations |first=Dakin |last=Campbell |date=June 17, 2010}}

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath, Bloomberg through his foundation committed to a wide range of urgent causes including researching treatments and vaccines, leading contact tracing to root out the virus, supporting the World Health Organization, and funding global efforts to fight the spread of the disease and protect vulnerable populations. Action included:

• Cofounding a $75 million fund for nonprofits impacted by COVID-19 in New York City{{Cite web|last=Cuccinello|first=Hayley C.|title=Michael Bloomberg, Jon Stryker Donate To $75 Million COVID-19 Fund For New York City Nonprofits|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hayleycuccinello/2020/03/20/michael-bloomberg-jon-stryker-donate-to-75-million-covid-19-fund-for-new-york-city-nonprofits/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}
• Donating $6 million to World Central Kitchen to serve meals to health care workers in New York City{{Cite web|last=Di Mento|first=Maria|date=April 20, 2020|title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $6 Million to World Central Kitchen|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Michael-Bloomberg-Gives-6/248563|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.philanthropy.com}}
• Partnering with Johns Hopkins University to train COVID-19 contact tracers through its school of public health and search for a treatment of the virus.{{Cite web|last=Eichensehr|first=Morgan|date=May 13, 2020|title=Johns Hopkins launches free course to train Covid-19 contact tracers worldwide|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2020/05/13/hopkins-launches-free-course-on-conact-tracing.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.bizjournals.com}}{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Tiffany|date=March 27, 2020|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies, State of Maryland fund Johns Hopkins Univ. COVID-19 research|url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/bloomberg-philanthropies-state-of-maryland-fund-johns-hopkins-univ-covid-19-research|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=WBFF}}
• Convening mayors through a partnership with Harvard College to learn and discuss their pandemic response, featuring a bipartisan roster of speakers and attendees.{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Kim|title=Michael Bloomberg's coronavirus pivot|url=https://www.axios.com/michael-bloomberg-coronavirus-fb905125-e16b-42cd-a51b-a5ed9f3c9cea.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Axios|date=May 14, 2020|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Toussaint|first=Kristin|date=March 10, 2020|title=Bloomberg, Gates foundations announce initiatives to help coronavirus response|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90475264/bloomberg-gates-foundations-announce-initiatives-to-help-coronavirus-response|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}
• Leading New York's contact tracing effort{{Cite news|last=Young|first=Shannon|title=Cuomo, Bloomberg detail plan to trace Covid-19 contacts|url=https://politi.co/2xjEOj8|access-date=July 22, 2020|newspaper=Politico|language=en}}
• Launching an information and action sharing network for cities through the National League of Cities{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Kim|title=Bloomberg launches coronavirus response network for mayors|url=https://www.axios.com/bloomberg-coronavirus-response-network-mayors-c4cbc603-81f5-4334-8c45-da4813fbb0c2.html|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Axios|date=March 10, 2020|language=en}}
• Supporting international efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 and prepare regional leaders through the International Rescue Committee, the World Health Organization, Vital Strategies and other partners{{Cite web|last=Lee|first=Bruce Y.|title='One World: Together At Home' Concert: Stars Support COVID-19 Coronavirus Efforts|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/04/19/one-world-together-at-home-concert-stars-support-covid-19-coronavirus-efforts/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Prest|first=M.J.|date=April 28, 2020|title=New Grant Commitments for Covid-19 Relief|url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/New-Grant-Commitments-for/248647|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=www.philanthropy.com}}{{Cite web|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies unveils $40M global initiative for COVID-19 response|url=https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/bloomberg-philanthropies-40m-global-initiative-coronavirus-africa-local-leaders/574289/|access-date=July 22, 2020|website=Smart Cities Dive|language=en-US}}

Bloomberg is an environmentalist and has advocated policy to fight climate change at least since he became the mayor of New York City. In September 2023, the New York Times called Bloomberg "perhaps the world's single largest funder of climate activism."{{Cite news |last=Gelles |first=David |date=2023-09-20 |title=Michael Bloomberg Dials Up a War on Plastics |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/climate/michael-blooomberg-climate-petrochemicals.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0362-4331}} At the national level, Bloomberg has consistently pushed for transitioning the United States' energy mix from fossil fuels to clean energy. In July 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies donated $50 million to Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign, allowing the campaign to expand its efforts to shut down coal-fired power plants from 15 states to 45 states.{{cite news |title=N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg gives $50 million to fight coal-fired power plants |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/mayor-bloomberg-gives-50-million-to-fight-coal-fired-power-plants/2011/07/20/gIQAEKKURI_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |issn=0190-8286 |first1=Christian |last1=Torres |first2=Juliet |last2=Eilperin}}{{cite news |title=Mayor Bloomberg Donates $50 Million To Sierra Club |url=https://www.npr.org/2011/07/21/138568843/mayor-bloomberg-donates-50-million-to-sierra-club |date=July 21, 2011 |publisher=NPR |access-date=November 10, 2015 |first=Elizabeth |last=Shogren|newspaper=NPR.org }} In 2015, Bloomberg announced an additional $30 million contribution to the Beyond Coal initiative, matched with another $30 million by other donors, to help secure the retirement of half of America's fleet of coal plants by 2017.{{cite news |title=Michael Bloomberg's war on coal |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/michael-bloomberg-environment-coal-sierra-club-116793 |work=Politico |first=Andrew |last=Restuccia |date=April 8, 2015 |access-date=November 10, 2015}} In July 2017, Europe Beyond Coal was established to phase out use of coal on the continent by 2030.{{Cite web|last=Toussaint|first=Kristin|date=May 8, 2020|title=Europe is getting off coal even faster than expected|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90502628/europe-is-getting-off-coal-even-faster-than-expected|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}} Austria closed its final coal-fired plant in April 2020.{{Cite web|last=Frangoul|first=Anmar|date=April 20, 2020|title=Austria's last coal-fired power station closes as the country pushes renewables|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/20/austrias-last-coal-fired-power-station-has-closed-down.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=CNBC|language=en}} In early June 2019, Bloomberg pledged $500 million to reduce climate impacts and shut remaining coal-fired power plants by 2030 via the new Beyond Carbon initiative.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-bloomberg-to-put-500m-into-closing-all-remaining-coal-plants-by-2030/ |title=Bloomberg to put $500M into closing all remaining coal plants by 2030 |date=June 7, 2019 |website=CBS News |language=en-US |access-date=June 8, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://fortune.com/2019/06/07/michael-bloomberg-climate-change/ |title=Bloomberg Pledges $500 Million to Coordinated Campaign to Combat Climate Change |last=Bach |first=Natasha |date=June 7, 2019 |website=Fortune |language=en |access-date=June 8, 2019}} In September 2023, Bloomberg committed another $500 million to Beyond Carbon to "finish the job on coal."{{Cite news |last=Prest |first=M.J. |date=2023-09-27 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $500 Million to Beyond Carbon Campaign |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloomberg-philanthropies-commits-500-million-to-beyond-carbon-campaign |access-date=2023-11-08}}{{Cite news |last=Volcovici |first=Valerie |last2= |first2= |date=2023-09-20 |title=Michael Bloomberg pumps $500 million into bid to close all US coal plants |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/michael-bloomberg-pumps-500-million-into-bid-close-all-us-coal-plants-2023-09-20/ |access-date=2023-11-08}}

Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded a $6 million grant to the Environmental Defense Fund in support of strict regulations on fracking in the 14 states with the heaviest natural gas production.{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Backs Fracking, With Rules to Protect the Environment |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/25/nyregion/bloomberg-backs-gas-drilling-with-rules-to-protect-the-environment.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 24, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Mireya |last=Navarro |url-access=limited}}

In 2013, Bloomberg and Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Risky Business initiative with former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and hedge-fund billionaire Tom Steyer. The joint effort worked to convince the business community of the need for more sustainable energy and development policies, by quantifying and publicizing the economic risks the United States faces from the impact of climate change.{{cite news |title='Risky Business' Report Aims to Frame Climate Change as Economic Issue |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/risky-business-report-aims-to-frame-climate-change-as-economic-issue-1403578637 |date=June 23, 2014 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0099-9660 |first=Alicia |last=Mundy |url-access=subscription}} In January 2015, Bloomberg led Bloomberg Philanthropies in a $48-million partnership with the Heising-Simons family to launch the Clean Energy Initiative. The initiative supports state-based solutions aimed at ensuring America has a clean, reliable, and affordable energy system.{{cite web |title=States Get $48M Boost From Bloomberg Charity To Help Meet Obama Climate Change Agenda |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/states-get-48m-boost-bloomberg-charity-help-meet-obama-climate-change-agenda-1789946 |website=International Business Times |access-date=November 11, 2015 |date=January 21, 2015}}

Since 2010, Bloomberg has taken an increasingly global role on environmental issues. From 2010 to 2013, he served as the chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, a network of the world's biggest cities working together to reduce carbon emissions.{{cite web |url=http://www.c40.org/history |title=History of the C40 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |website=C40 Cities |publisher=c40.org}} During his tenure, Bloomberg worked with President Bill Clinton to merge C40 with the Clinton Climate Initiative, with the goal of amplifying their efforts in the global fight against climate change worldwide.{{cite news |title=Bloomberg and Bill Clinton to Merge Climate Groups |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/nyregion/14bloomberg.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 13, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url-access=limited}} He serves as the president of the board of C40 Cities.{{cite web |url=http://cities-today.com/interview-michael-bloomberg-outgoing-chair-and-current-president-c40-cities |title=Interview: Michael Bloomberg, Outgoing Chair and Current President C40 Cities. |date=February 18, 2014 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |website=Cities Today |last=Andrews |first=Jonathan}} In January 2014, Bloomberg began a five-year commitment totaling $53 million through Bloomberg Philanthropies to the Vibrant Oceans Initiative. The initiative partners Bloomberg Philanthropies with Oceana, Rare, and Encourage Capital to help reform fisheries and increase sustainable populations worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bloomberg-philanthropies-commits-53-million-675418 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Commits $53 Million to Save the Oceans |date=January 29, 2014 |access-date=November 11, 2015 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} In 2018, Bloomberg joined Ray Dalio in announcing a commitment of $185 million towards protecting the oceans.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathleenchaykowski/2018/10/29/ray-dalio-and-michael-bloomberg-commit-185-million-to-protect-the-oceans/ |date=October 29, 2018 |title=Ray Dalio and Michael Bloomberg Commit $185 Million To Protect The Oceans |last=Chaykowski |first=Kathleen |website=Forbes |language=en |access-date=April 2, 2019}}

In 2014, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed Bloomberg as his first Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change to help the United Nations work with cities to prevent climate change.{{cite news |title=U.N. appoints former NYC Mayor Bloomberg cities, climate change envoy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-un-bloomberg/u-n-appoints-former-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-cities-climate-change-envoy-idUSBREA0U02Q20140131 |first=Michelle |last=Nichols |work=Reuters |date=January 31, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2015}} In September 2014, Bloomberg convened with Ban and global leaders at the UN Climate Summit to announce definite action to fight climate change in 2015.{{cite news |title=U.N. climate summit is high-profile, but some of world's most important leaders will skip it |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/09/22/u-n-climate-summit-is-high-profile-but-some-of-worlds-most-important-leaders-will-skip-it |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 22, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |issn=0190-8286 |first=Adam |last=Taylor}} In 2018, Ban's successor António Guterres appointed Bloomberg as UN envoy for climate action.{{cite press release|url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2018/sga1791.doc.htm |title=Secretary-General Appoints Michael R. Bloomberg of United States Special Envoy for Climate Action |website=www.un.org |language=en |access-date=May 10, 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2018/03/05/mike-bloomberg-to-lead-uns-climate-change-initiative/ |title=Mike Bloomberg to lead UN's climate change initiative |date=March 6, 2018 |work=New York Post |access-date=May 10, 2018 |language=en-US}} He resigned in November 2019, in the run-up to his presidential campaign.{{Cite news |first=Edith M. |last=Lederer |url=https://apnews.com/635749720def4d4ab7f140f5c40716a0|title=Bloomberg, now Democratic candidate, resigns UN climate post|date=November 25, 2019|work=Associated Press}} On 5 February 2021, however, he was re-appointed by Guterres as his Special Envoy on Climate Ambition and Solutions in the lead-up to the climate conference in Scotland scheduled for November 2021.{{Cite news|last=Nichols|first=Michelle|date=2021-02-05|title=U.N. chief names Michael Bloomberg climate envoy to rally action|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-climate-bloomberg-idUSKBN2A516B|access-date=2021-07-17}}

In late 2014, Bloomberg, Ban Ki-moon, and global city networks ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), with support from UN-Habitat, launched the Compact of Mayors, a global coalition of mayors and city officials pledging to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions, enhance climate resilience, and track their progress transparently.{{cite web |title=C40: About the Compact of Mayors |url=http://www.c40.org/compact_of_mayors |website=c40.org |access-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151102041301/http://www.c40.org/compact_of_mayors |archive-date=November 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }} To date, over 250 cities representing more than 300 million people worldwide and 4.1 percent of the total global population, have committed to the Compact of Mayors,{{cite web |title=News Archives – Compact of Mayors |url=http://www.compactofmayors.org/news/category/news |website=Compact of Mayors |access-date=November 10, 2015}} which was merged with the Covenant of Mayors in June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/22/compact-of-mayors-and-eu-covenant-of-mayors-launch-largest-global-coalition-of-cities-committed-to-fighting-climate-change |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623164802/http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/06/22/compact-of-mayors-and-eu-covenant-of-mayors-launch-largest-global-coalition-of-cities-committed-to-fighting-climate-change/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2016 |title=Compact of Mayors and EU Covenant of Mayors launch largest global coalition of cities committed to fighting climate change |date=June 22, 2016 |website=National Geographic Society (blogs) |publisher=nationalgeographic.com |access-date=July 21, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ecowatch.com/7-100-cities-from-119-countries-join-together-in-historic-collaboratio-1891181666.html |title=7,100 Cities From 119 Countries Join Together in Historic Collaboration to Accelerate Climate Action |website=EcoWatch |access-date=July 21, 2016 |date=June 23, 2016}}

In 2015, Bloomberg and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo created the Climate Summit for Local Leaders.{{cite web |title=Local-governments day announced for Paris climate summit |url=http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/07/local-governments-day-announced-paris-climate-summit |website=citiscope.org |access-date=November 10, 2015 |first=Greg |last=Scruggs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211161252/http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/07/local-governments-day-announced-paris-climate-summit |archive-date=December 11, 2015 |url-status=dead }} which convened assembled hundreds of city leaders from around the world at Paris City Hall to discuss fighting climate change.{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7b1fc3b0-9a92-11e5-be4f-0abd1978acaa.html#axzz43Ac4ZQjU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210211256/https://www.ft.com/content/7b1fc3b0-9a92-11e5-be4f-0abd1978acaa#axzz43Ac4ZQjU |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |title=Mayors call for more powers to fight climate change |last=Stothard |first=Michael |date=December 4, 2015 |newspaper=Financial Times |issn=0307-1766 |access-date=March 17, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52731#.Vuq9IvkrJ2R |title=COP21 in Paris, mayors and celebrities join UN launch of report on boosting investment towards climate smart cities |last=Section |first=United Nations News Service |date=December 4, 2015 |website=UN News Service Section |access-date=March 17, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/extending-local-level-climate-action-beyond-30-ring-circus-cop-21 |title=Extending local-level climate action beyond '30-ring circus' of COP 21 |website=citiscope.org |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323212639/http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/extending-local-level-climate-action-beyond-30-ring-circus-cop-21 |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }} The Summit concluded with the presentation of the Paris Declaration, a pledge by leaders from assembled global cities to cut carbon emissions by 3.7 gigatons annually by 2030.{{cite web |first=Greg |last=Scruggs |date=December 5, 2015 |url=http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/paris-city-hall-declaration-world-mayors-throw-down-gauntlet-climate |title=With Paris City Hall Declaration, world mayors throw down gauntlet on climate |website=citiscope.org |access-date=March 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323195413/http://citiscope.org/habitatIII/news/2015/12/paris-city-hall-declaration-world-mayors-throw-down-gauntlet-climate |archive-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

During the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England and chair of the Financial Stability Board, announced that Bloomberg would lead a new global task force designed to help industry and financial markets understand the growing risks of climate change.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/04/mark-carney-unveils-global-taskforce-to-educate-business-on-climate-change |title=Michael Bloomberg to head global taskforce on climate change |last=Elliott |first=Larry |date=December 4, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian}}

Following President Donald Trump's announcement that the U.S. government would withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Bloomberg outlined a coalition of cities, states, universities and businesses that had come together to honor America's commitment under the agreement through 'America's Pledge'.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climate-paris-idUSKBN18W2DQ |title=Bloomberg delivers U.S. pledge to continue Paris climate goals to U.N. |date=June 5, 2017 |work=Reuters |access-date=August 18, 2017}} Bloomberg offered up to $15 million to the UNFCCC, the UN body that assists countries with climate change efforts.{{cite news |first=Bill |last=Chappell |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/02/531238185/bloomberg-promises-15-million-to-help-make-up-for-u-s-withdrawal-from-climate-de |title=Bloomberg Promises $15 Million To Help Make Up For U.S. Withdrawal From Climate Deal |publisher=NPR|access-date=August 18, 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/climate/american-cities-climate-standards.html |title=Bucking Trump, These Cities, States and Companies Commit to Paris Accord |last1=Tabuchi |first1=Hiroko |author-link=Hiroko Tabuchi |date=June 1, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 18, 2017 |last2=Fountain |first2=Henry |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}} About a month later, Bloomberg and California Governor Jerry Brown announced that the America's Pledge coalition would work to "quantify the actions taken by U.S. states, cities and business to drive down greenhouse gas emissions consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement."{{cite web |url=https://www.americaspledgeonclimate.com/ |title=America's Pledge on Climate Change |website=Americas Pledge On Climate |language=en-US |access-date=August 18, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/denizcam/2017/07/12/michael-bloomberg-and-california-governor-jerry-brown-pledge-to-fight-climate-change/#6359665d8ab2 |title=Michael Bloomberg and California Governor Jerry Brown Pledge To Fight Climate Change |last=Cam |first=Deniz |work=Forbes |access-date=August 18, 2017 |language=en}} In announcing the initiative, Bloomberg said "the American government may have pulled out of the Paris agreement, but American society remains committed to it."{{cite news |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-pledge-jerry-brown-michael-bloomberg-climate-change-2017-7 |first=Madeleine Sheehan |last=Perkins |date=July 12, 2017 |title=The governor of California and Michael Bloomberg launched a new plan to fight climate change – with or without Trump |work=Business Insider |access-date=August 18, 2017 |language=en}} Two think tanks, World Resource Institute and the Rocky Mountain Institute, will work with America's Pledge to analyze the work cities, states and businesses do to meet the U.S. commitment to the Paris agreement.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/climate/cities-states-businesses-emissions-climate-pact.html |title=U.S. Cities, States and Businesses Pledge to Measure Emissions |last1=Tabuchi |first1=Hiroko |date=July 11, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 18, 2017 |last2=Friedman |first2=Lisa |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}

In May 2019, Bloomberg announced a 2020 Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit in Washington University in St. Louis with the aim to bring together leaders from Midwestern universities, local government and the private sector to reduce climate impacts in the region.{{cite press release |url=https://www.bloomberg.org/press/releases/michael-bloomberg-announces-midwestern-collegiate-climate-summit/ |first1=Lee |last1=Cochran |first2=Erika |last2=Ebsworth-Goold |title=Michael Bloomberg Announces Midwestern Collegiate Climate Summit |website=Bloomberg Philanthropies |language=en-US |date=May 16, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/wash-u-becomes-hub-midwest-summit-fight-climate-change |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Wash U Becomes Hub Of Midwest Summit To Fight Climate Change |last=Chen |first=Eli|publisher=KWMU|language=en |access-date=August 12, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://apnews.com/5e9ba538d48842dbbdc24ee9ea8aea39 |title=Michael Bloomberg announces St. Louis climate conference |date=May 17, 2019 |work=Associated Press|access-date=July 22, 2019}}

Expanding on the work of Beyond Coal and Beyond Carbon, Bloomberg launched Beyond Petrochemicals in September 2022. The campaign takes aim at the rapid expansion of U.S. petrochemicals and plastic pollution.{{Cite news |last=Volcovici |first=Valerie |last2= |first2= |date=2022-09-21 |title=Bloomberg to spend $85 million against U.S. plastic, petrochem buildout |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bloomberg-spend-85-million-against-us-plastic-petrochem-buildout-2022-09-21/ |access-date=2023-11-08}} The $85 million campaign aims to block the construction of 120 proposed petrochemical projects in Louisiana, Texas and the Ohio River Valley.

Bloomberg serves as global adviser to the winners of the Earthshot Prize. His foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies is a founding partner of the Prize which awards {{GBP}}1,000,000 to each of five winners each year whose work will achieve ambitious climate and sustainability goals by 2030.{{Cite web |title=Global Alliance |url=https://earthshotprize.org/people-partners/global-alliance/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Tony |date=2023-09-19 |title=Prince of Wales hails 'inspiration and optimism' of Earthshot Prize finalists |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/mike-bloomberg-new-york-prince-of-wales-dpd-prince-b2414564.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Independent |language=en}} The 2023 finalists were announced at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in September 2023 in New York, and the five winners were announced in November 2023 in Singapore.{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Oscar Holland, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max |date=2023-11-07 |title=Prince William's 2023 Earthshot Prize winners announced |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/07/climate/prince-william-earthshot-prize-2023-winners-climate-intl/index.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=CNN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Wroe |first=Amber |date=2023-09-11 |title=The Earthshot Prize and Bloomberg Philanthropies Announce Speakers for The Second Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit |url=https://earthshotprize.org/the-earthshot-prize-and-bloomberg-philanthropies-announce-speakers-for-the-second-earthshot-prize-innovation-summit/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=The Earthshot Prize |language=en-US}}

As of 2024, Bloomberg has given more than $4.55 billion to Johns Hopkins University, his alma mater,{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/bloomberg-gives-johns-hopkins-a-record-18-billion-for-student-financial-aid/2018/11/18/8db256cc-eb4e-11e8-96d4-0d23f2aaad09_story.html |last1=Anderson |first1=Nick |title=Bloomberg gives Johns Hopkins a record $1.8 billion for student financial aid |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 18, 2018 |access-date=November 18, 2018}} making him "the most generous living donor to any education institution in the United States."{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/27/nyregion/at-1-1-billion-bloomberg-is-top-university-donor-in-us.html |title=$1.1 Billion in Thanks From Bloomberg to Johns Hopkins |date=January 27, 2013 |work=The New York Times |url-access=limited}} His first contribution, in 1965, had been $5. He made his first $1 million commitment to JHU in 1984, and subsequently became the first individual to exceed $1 billion in lifetime donations to a single U.S. institution of higher education.{{cite press release|title=Michael R. Bloomberg Commits $350 Million to Johns Hopkins for Transformational Academic Initiative 2013 |url=https://releases.jhu.edu/2013/01/26/michael-r-bloomberg-commits-350-million-to-johns-hopkins/ |first1=Dennis |last1=O'Shea |first2=Tracey |last2=Reeves |date=January 26, 2013}}

Bloomberg's contributions to Johns Hopkins "fueled major improvements in the university's reputation and rankings, its competitiveness for faculty and students, and the appearance of its campus," and included construction of a children's hospital (the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center Building, named after Bloomberg's mother); a physics building, a school of public health (the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health), libraries, and biomedical research facilities, including the Institute for Cell Engineering, a stem-cell research institute within the School of Medicine, and the Malaria Research Institute within the School of Public Health. In 2013, Bloomberg committed $350 million to Johns Hopkins, five-sevenths of which were allocated to the Bloomberg Distinguished Professorships. In 2016, Bloomberg Philanthropies contributed $300 million to establish the Bloomberg American Health Initiative.{{cite news |first=Ron |last=Winslow |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloomberg-gives-300-million-to-johns-hopkins-for-public-health-effort-1473951780 |title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $300 Million to Johns Hopkins for Public-Health Effort |date=September 15, 2016 |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url-access=subscription}} Bloomberg also funded the launch of the Bloomberg–Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy within the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in East Baltimore, with a $50 million gift; an additional $50 million was given by philanthropist Sidney Kimmel, and $25 million by other donors.{{cite web|url=https://fortune.com/2016/03/29/john-hopkins-cancer-center-bloomberg/ |first=Laura |last=Lorenzetti |title=Bloomberg and Kimmel Help Launch Johns Hopkins Cancer Center With Major Donations |website=Fortune|date=March 29, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/4001500/mike-bloomberg-and-others-donate-125-million-for-breakthrough-cancer-research-2 |first=Marcus |last=Baram |title=Mike Bloomberg and others donate $125 million for breakthrough cancer research |website=FastCo News |language=en-US |access-date=April 15, 2016 |date=March 29, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-maryland-cancer-johnshopkins-idUSKCN0WV2IK |first=Ian |last=Simpson |title=Bloomberg, others give $125 million for immunotherapy cancer research |date=March 29, 2016 |newspaper=Reuters |access-date=April 15, 2016}} It will support cancer therapy research, technology and infrastructure development, and private sector partnerships.{{cite web |url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/03/29/cancer-immunotherapy-center-bloomberg-kimmel/ |title=Johns Hopkins launches cancer research center with $125 million from Bloomberg, Kimmel, others |website=The Hub |access-date=April 15, 2016 |date=March 29, 2016}} In 2016, Bloomberg joined Vice President Joe Biden for the institute's formal launch, embracing Biden's "Cancer Moonshot" initiative, which seeks to find a cure for cancer through national coordination of government and private sector resources. In 2018, Bloomberg contributed a further gift of $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins, allowing the university to practice need-blind admission and meet the full financial need of admitted students.

In 2024, Bloomberg announced a $1 billion gift to Johns Hopkins University to make tuition free for all medical school students whose families make under $300,000 a year, beginning in the fall of 2024.{{cite news |last1=Svrluga |first1=Susan |title=$1 billion gift to make Johns Hopkins medical school free for most |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/07/08/mike-bloomberg-johns-hopkins-free-medical-school/ |access-date=8 July 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=8 July 2024}} The donation also increases financial aid for students enrolled in nursing, public health and other graduate programs.{{Cite news |last=Chapman |first=Michelle |date=2024-07-08 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies gifting $1 billion to medical school, others at Johns Hopkins University |url=https://apnews.com/article/bloomberg-philanthropy-john-hopkins-university-53ed82c14c4d4b07cb2675a9ca1829f9 |access-date=2024-07-09 |work=The Associated Press}}

In 1996, Bloomberg endowed the William Henry Bloomberg Professorship at Harvard University with a $3 million gift in honor of his father, who died in 1963, saying, "throughout his life, he recognized the importance of reaching out to the nonprofit sector to help better the welfare of the entire community."{{cite web |url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/09.19/BloombergEndows.html |url-status=dead |title=Bloomberg Endows Professorship for Five Faculties |work=The Harvard University Gazette |date=September 19, 1996 |access-date=August 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526152422/http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1996/09.19/BloombergEndows.html |archive-date=May 26, 2013 }}

In 2015, Bloomberg donated $100 million to Cornell Tech, the applied sciences graduate school of Cornell University on the school's Roosevelt Island campus.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/nyregion/bloomberg-philanthropies-gives-100-million-to-cornell-tech.html|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Gives $100 Million to Cornell Tech|date=June 16, 2015|newspaper=The New York Times|last1=Harris|first1=Elizabeth A.|url-access=limited}} Through Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg established the American Talent Initiative in 2016 which is committed to increasing the number of lower-income high-achieving students attending elite colleges.{{Cite web|last=Seltzer|first=Rick|date=December 13, 2016|title=Effort launches to boost low-income enrollment at top colleges|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/12/13/effort-launches-boost-low-income-enrollment-top-colleges|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en}}{{Cite news|date=June 5, 2018|title=What's the Biggest Challenge for Colleges and Universities?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/05/education/learning/biggest-challenge-for-colleges-and-universities.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} Bloomberg Philanthropies also supports CollegePoint which has provided advising to lower- and moderate-income high school students since 2014.{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=Nick|date=March 27, 2018|title=Invisible no more: How advising programs are finding new talent for top colleges|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/invisible-no-more-how-advising-programs-are-finding-new-talent-for-top-colleges/2018/03/27/4f5ec1a8-1b10-11e8-9de1-147dd2df3829_story.html|access-date=August 7, 2020}} In 2016, the Museum of Science, Boston announced a $50 million gift from Bloomberg.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/arts/michael-bloomberg-gives-50-million-to-museum-of-science-boston.html |title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $50 Million to Museum of Science, Boston |last=Barone |first=Joshua |date=October 18, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |access-date=November 4, 2016 |url-access=limited}} Bloomberg credited the museum with sparking his intellectual curiosity as a patron and student during his youth in Medford, Massachusetts.{{cite news |first=Penny |last=Schwartz |date=October 19, 2016 |url=https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/352254/michael-bloomberg-donates-50m-to-boston-museum-of-science/ |title=Michael Bloomberg Donates $50M to Boston Museum of Science |newspaper=The Forward |access-date=November 4, 2016}} It is the largest donation in the museum's 186-year history.{{cite news |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/10/17/museum-science-changed-michael-bloomberg-life-gives-back-with-million-gift/SFj5KnsTQfma3v0VWcLIqO/story.html |date=October 18, 2016 |first=Shirley |last=Leung |title=Museum of Science changed Michael Bloomberg's life. He gives back with a $50 million gift |newspaper=BostonGlobe.com |access-date=October 18, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.mos.org/Bloomberg|title=Thank you, Michael Bloomberg|publisher=Museum of Science, Boston}}

Bloomberg donated $100 million to America's four Historically Black Medical Schools in 2020 as part of Bloomberg Philanthropies' Greenwood Initiative, which tackles the racial wealth gap and addresses decades of underinvestment in Black communities.{{Cite news |last=Schumaker |first=Erin |date=6 September 2020 |title=Mike Bloomberg wants to solve America's Black doctor shortage |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/mike-bloomberg-solve-americas-black-doctor-shortage/story?id=72798886 |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=ABC News}}{{Cite news |last=Contreras |first=Russell |date=18 September 2022 |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies unveils racial wealth gap database |url=https://www.axios.com/2022/09/18/bloomberg-philanthropies-racial-wealth-gap |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=Axios}}{{Cite web |last=Roush |first=Ty |title=Michael Bloomberg Donates Record $600 Million To Four Historically Black Medical Schools |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2024/08/06/michael-bloomberg-donates-record-600-million-to-four-historically-black-medical-schools/ |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Forbes |language=en}} The gift to Meharry Medical College, Howard University College of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science provided grants to reduce debt for students, meaning many medical students enrolled at the time and for the four years to follow would graduate free of debt.{{Cite news |date=3 September 2020 |title=Bloomberg Awards Meharry Medical College $34 Million for Student Debt, Largest Gift in College's History |url=https://tntribune.com/bloomberg-awards-meharry-medical-college-34-million-for-student-debt-largest-gift-in-colleges-history/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=The Tennessee Tribune}}{{Cite news |last1=Merced |first1=Michael J. de la |last2=Sorkin |first2=Andrew Ross |date=2020-09-03 |title=Michael Bloomberg to Give $100 Million to Historically Black Medical Schools |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/business/dealbook/bloomberg-black-medical-schools-donation.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

In 2024, Bloomberg again made a donation to the nation's Historically Black Medical Schools — this time gifting $600 million to the four schools to support their endowments.{{Cite news |last1=Price |first1=Todd A. |last2=Cuevas |first2=Eduardo |date=6 August 2024 |title=HBCU medical programs get massive cash infusion from Bloomberg Philanthropies |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/08/06/bloomberg-philanthropies-hbcu-donation/74685074007/ |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=USA Today}} These endowments are 'significantly underfunded' due to entrenched discrimination.{{Cite news |last1=Hartocollis |first1=Anemona |last2=Blinder |first2=Alan |date=2024-08-06 |title=Historically Black Medical Schools Land a $600 Million Donation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/us/donation-historically-black-medical-schools-bloomberg.html |access-date=2024-08-29 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} For three of the schools, the gift will more than double the size of their endowments.{{Cite news |last=Beaty |first=Thalia |date=6 August 2024 |title=Bloomberg gives $600 million to four Black medical schools' endowments |url=https://apnews.com/article/mike-bloomberg-hbcu-medical-schools-morehouse-meharry-howard-charles-drew-d997c100e4161dffd03e282d8df31c70 |access-date=29 August 2024 |work=The Associated Press}} The donation also includes $5 million to help Xavier University to establish a new medical school. Despite underfunding, the four Historically Black Medical Schools graduate nearly half of the nation's Black doctors.

In July 2011, Bloomberg launched a $24 million initiative to fund "Innovation Delivery Teams" in five cities. The teams are one of Bloomberg Philanthropies' key goals: advancing government innovation.{{cite web |url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/jan/06/mayors-team-to-funnel-funding |title=Mayor's Innovation Delivery Team to funnel grant for inner-city revival |work=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, TN |date=January 6, 2012 }} In December 2011, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched a partnership with online ticket search engine SeatGeek to connect artists with new audiences. Called the Discover New York Arts Project, the project includes organizations HERE, New York Theatre Workshop, and the Kaufman Center.{{cite news |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/12/08/seatgeek-and-bloomberg-to-support-30-treasured-arts-groups-in-nyc/ |title=SeatGeek and Bloomberg to support 30 treasured arts groups in NYC |work=The Next Web |date=December 8, 2011 |first=Harrison |last=Weber |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}

In 2013, Bloomberg announced the Mayors Challenge competition to drive innovation in American cities. The program was later expanded to competitions in Latin America and Europe.{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Paul|date=April 25, 2014|title=Private Citizen Bloomberg on Philanthropy|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/26/your-money/private-citizen-bloombergs-philosophy-on-philanthropy.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|last=Shueh|first=Jason|date=January 20, 2016|title=Bloomberg Philanthropies Launches $9 Million Mayors Challenge in Latin America, Caribbean|url=https://www.govtech.com/Bloomberg-Philanthropies-Launches-9Million-Mayors-Challenge-in-Latin-America-Caribbean.html|access-date=August 7, 2020|website=www.govtech.com|language=en}}

In 2016, Bloomberg gave Harvard $32 million to create the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative within Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation; the initiative provides training to mayors and their aides on innovative municipal leadership and challenges facing cities.{{cite news|author=Nick Anderson|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/08/25/bloomberg-gives-harvard-32-million-to-teach-mayors-and-aides/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 25, 2016|title=Bloomberg gives Harvard $32 million to teach mayors and aides}}{{cite web|publisher=Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, Harvard University|title=About the Initiative: Harvard + Bloomberg + 240 Cities|url=https://www.cityleadership.harvard.edu/about}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.hbs.edu/news/releases/Pages/bloomberg-harvard-city-leadership-initiative.aspx |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies and Harvard University Launch Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative |website=Harvard Business School |access-date=September 27, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0825/32-million-Bloomberg-Harvard-mayor-school-supports-leaders-changing-role |title=$32 million Bloomberg-Harvard 'mayor school' supports leaders' changing role |last=Beck |first=Christina |date=August 25, 2016 |newspaper=The Christian Science Monitor |issn=0882-7729 |access-date=September 27, 2016}} Since its founding, 275 mayors and more than 400 top city aides have gone through the program, prompting Time Magazine to call Bloomberg 'the nation's mayoral tutor.'{{Cite magazine |date=2023-07-17 |title=Mike Bloomberg's Organization Is Guiding Hundreds of Mayors |url=https://time.com/6295185/mike-bloomberg-philanthropies-mayors-training/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |magazine=Time |language=en}}

In March 2021, Bloomberg gave Harvard $150 million to create the Bloomberg Center for Cities to support mayors.{{cite news |title=Bloomberg Philanthropies & Harvard create new Bloomberg Center for Cities |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/bloomberg-philanthropies-harvard-create-new-bloomberg-center-for-cities/ |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=The Harvard Gazette |date=2 March 2021}}

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Bloomberg has been a longtime donor to global tobacco control efforts.{{cite news |first=Sharon|last=Begley |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tobacco-bloomberg-idUSBRE82L08E20120322 |title=Bloomberg charity adds $220 million to anti-smoking effort|work=Reuters |date=March 22, 2012 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}{{cite web |author=Ariana Eunjung Cha |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/12/05/michael-bloomberg-may-be-big-tobaccos-biggest-enemy/ |title=Michael Bloomberg may be Big Tobacco's biggest enemy |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 5, 2016 |access-date=December 6, 2016}} Bloomberg has donated close to $1 billion to the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote anti-smoking efforts, including $125 million in 2006, $250 million in 2008, and $360 million, making Bloomberg Philanthropies the developing world's biggest funder of tobacco-control initiatives. In 2013, it was reported that Bloomberg had donated $109.24 million in 556 grants and 61 countries to campaigns against tobacco.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-bloomberg|title=Michael Bloomberg|date=September 2016|work=Forbes|access-date=February 5, 2016}} Bloomberg's contributions are aimed at "getting countries to monitor tobacco use, introduce strong tobacco-control laws, and create mass media campaigns to educate the public about the dangers of tobacco use." Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids jointly launched a $160 million, three-year campaign against youth use of electronic cigarettes (vaping).Marc Gunther, [https://www.philanthropy.com/article/bloombergs-millions-funded-an-effective-campaign-against-vaping-could-it-do-more-harm-than-good Bloomberg's Millions Funded an Effective Campaign Against Vaping. Could It Do More Harm Than Good?], Journal of Philanthropy (March 23, 2021).

Bloomberg is the co-founder of Everytown for Gun Safety (formerly Mayors Against Illegal Guns), a gun control advocacy group.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Scherer|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michael-bloombergs-gun-safety-group-announces-60-million-spending-plan-for-2020-elections/2020/01/27/fcedb218-412c-11ea-aa6a-083d01b3ed18_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 27, 2020|title=Gun-control group co-founded by Bloomberg announces $60 million spending plan for 2020 elections}}

In 2016, the World Health Organization appointed Bloomberg as its Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases.{{cite press release |date=August 17, 2016 |url=https://www.who.int/en/news-room/detail/17-08-2016-michael-r-bloomberg-becomes-who-global-ambassador-for-noncommunicable-diseases |first=Christian |last=Lindmeier |title=Michael R. Bloomberg Becomes WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases |website=World Health Organization |language=en-GB |access-date=September 27, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Michael-Bloomberg-Joins-UN/237496 |title=Michael Bloomberg Joins U.N. Agency as Health Ambassador |date=August 18, 2016|work=Chronicle of Philanthropy}}{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-who-bloomberg-idUSKCN10S22T |title=WHO appoints former NY mayor Bloomberg as global health ambassador |access-date=February 20, 2020 |first=Kate |last=Kelland |date=August 17, 2016 |work=Reuters }}

Through Bloomberg Philanthropies, Bloomberg supported the Fresh Air Fund's creation of 'Open Spaces in the City' in summer 2020 to provide socially-distant areas for kids to play during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as jobs for local teens.{{Cite web|title=A $1.2 million grant helped turn outdoor areas in NYC into play spaces for kids|url=https://www.timeout.com/new-york-kids/news/a-1-2-million-grant-helped-turn-outdoor-areas-in-nyc-into-play-spaces-for-kids-072820|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Time Out New York Kids|date=July 28, 2020 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Summer Spaces to Provide Free and Safe Outdoor Programming to NYC Kids|url=https://www.nymetroparents.com/article/summer-spaces-program-to-provide-outdoor-play-spaces-and-employment|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=www.nymetroparents.com|date=September 2019 |language=en}} He donated $3 million to the construction of a new public library in his hometown of Medford{{Cite web|title=Michael Bloomberg donates $3M toward new library in his Mass. hometown |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/08/18/michael-bloomberg-medford-library|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=www.boston.com|language=en-US}} and $75 million for The Shed, a new arts and cultural center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan.{{cite news |date=May 25, 2017 |url=https://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170525/ARTS/170529914/bloomberg-era-officials-reunite-at-hudson-yards-the-shed-tour |title=The Shed at Hudson Yards event is like a Bloomberg-era reunion |last=Kim |first=Jeanhee |work=Crain's New York Business |access-date=August 9, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/michael-r-bloomberg-donates-75-million-to-new-nyc-arts-center-the-shed |title=Michael R. Bloomberg Donates $75 Million to New NYC Arts Center, The Shed |website=Playbill |language=en |access-date=August 9, 2017 |date=May 24, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/24/arts/design/michael-bloomberg-gives-75-million-to-shed-arts-center.html |title=Michael Bloomberg Gives $75 Million to Shed Arts Center |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=May 24, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 9, 2017 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331|url-access=limited}}

In September 2023, the Perelman Performing Arts Center opened with $130 million of support from Bloomberg, who serves as its chair.{{Cite news |last=Pogrebin |first=Robin |date=2023-06-07 |title=It's the Perelman Performing Arts Center, But Bloomberg Gave More |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/arts/perelman-performing-arts-center-bloomberg.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |issn=0362-4331}} The $500 million art center is the final major piece of the redevelopment of the site where the World Trade Center once stood.{{Cite web |last=Rocca |first=Mo |date=2023-09-10 |title=Michael Bloomberg on reviving lower Manhattan through the arts – CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-bloomberg-on-the-new-perelman-performing-arts-center/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

Following the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023, Bloomberg committed to matching donations to the Israeli Red Cross, known as Magen David Adom. By October 19, 2023, Bloomberg had matched $25 million in donations to the ambulance and Medivac service.{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Kerry A. |title=Billionaire Tracker: Mike Bloomberg, Yuri Milner And The Other Ultra-Wealthy Donors To Israeli Groups Following The Attacks By Hamas |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2023/10/11/billionaire-tracker-mike-bloomberg-yuri-milner-and-the-other-ultra-wealthy-donors-to-israeli-groups-following-the-attacks-by-hamas/ |access-date=2023-12-12 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

Bloomberg also endowed his hometown synagogue, Temple Shalom, which was renamed for his parents as the William and Charlotte Bloomberg Jewish Community Center of Medford.{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19635589 |title=Bloomberg – America's first Jewish president?|via=NBC News |date=July 6, 2007 |agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}

Bloomberg hosted the Global Business Forum in 2017, during the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly; the gathering featured international CEOs, heads of state, and other prominent speakers.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/nyregion/bill-hillary-clinton-global-initiative-mike-bloomberg.html |title=As the Clintons Step Back From Global Stage, Bloomberg Steps Up |last=Goldmacher |first=Shane |date=September 19, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 18, 2017 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}}{{cite news |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/bensmith/president-mike |date=September 19, 2017 |first=Ben |last=Smith |title=The US Government-In-Exile Has A New President |work=BuzzFeed |access-date=October 18, 2017 |language=en}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/14312612/1/bloomberg-claps-back-at-trump-at-inaugural-business-forum.html |title=Bloomberg Claps Back at Trump at Inaugural Business Forum |last=Stewart |first=Emily |date=September 20, 2017 |work=TheStreet |access-date=October 18, 2017 |language=en-US}}

In 2009 Bloomberg met with other billionaires such as Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Ted Turner and Oprah Winfrey to address issues ranging from the environment, health care and concerns over population growth. Although no formal organization was established, the effort was understood to be designed to help bring various philanthropic projects of the mega-donors into a more unified effort to address various problems on our planet.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/billionaire-club-in-bid-to-curb-overpopulation-d2fl22qhl02|title=Billionaire club in bid to curb overpopulation|last1=Angeles|first1=John Harlow}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/may/31/new-york-billionaire-philanthropists|title = They're called the Good Club – and they want to save the world|website = TheGuardian.com|date = May 30, 2009}}

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In 1975, Bloomberg married Susan Elizabeth Barbara Brown, a British national from Yorkshire, United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=https://18doors.org/interfaith_celebrities_a_former_geek_the_equestrian_author_and_an_aboriginal_jewish_doctor/ |work=Interfaith Family |title=Interfaith Celebrities: a Former Geek, the Equestrian Author, and an Aboriginal Jewish Doctor |first=Nate |last=Bloom |date=July 5, 2011 }} They have two daughters: Emma Beth (born c. 1979) and Georgina Leigh (born 1983), who were featured on Born Rich, a 2003 documentary film about the children of the extremely wealthy. Bloomberg divorced Brown in 1993, but he has said she remains his "best friend." Since 2000, Bloomberg has lived with former New York state banking superintendent Diana Taylor.{{cite news |title=A Mayor by Her Side, but Politics Woos Her, Too |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/04/nyregion/04diana.html |date=June 3, 2010 |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-access=limited}}{{cite news |title=Mayor Bloomberg's girlfriend Diana Taylor says no need for police escort |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/12/01/2007-12-01_mayor_bloombergs_girlfriend_diana_taylor-1.html |date=December 1, 2007 |first=Heidi |last=Evans |work=Daily News |location=New York |access-date=September 1, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013091901/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/12/01/2007-12-01_mayor_bloombergs_girlfriend_diana_taylor-1.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/12/nyregion/12diana.html |title=The Mayor's Lady, Her Own Woman, One and the Same |work=The New York Times |first=Diane |last=Cardwell |date=February 12, 2006 |url-access=limited}}{{Cite web|last=Warren|first=Katie|title=Inside the relationship of Mike Bloomberg and his longtime partner, Diana Taylor, who met at a business lunch 20 years ago and live in a 5-story Manhattan townhouse|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/democratic-presidential-candidate-mayor-michael-bloomberg-diana-taylor-relationship-photos|access-date=2021-03-24|website=Business Insider}} Emma Bloomberg was married to Chris Frissora, son of Mark Frissora,{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/style/weddingscelebrations-emma-bloomberg-christopher-frissora.html | title=WEDDINGS/CELEBRATIONS; Emma Bloomberg, Christopher Frissora | work=The New York Times | date=June 12, 2005 }} and they had a daughter with a hybrid surname Frissberg.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/nyregion/bloombergs-granddaughter-gets-hybrid-surname.html | title=Bloomberg's Granddaughter Gets a Hybrid Surname | work=The New York Times | date=July 6, 2015 | last1=Grynbaum | first1=Michael M. }}

Bloomberg's younger sister, Marjorie Tiven, has been commissioner of the New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, since February 2002.{{cite web |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/html/key_personnel/bio_tiven.shtml |title=Commissioner Marjorie B. Tiven, Office of the Mayor, Commission for the United Nations Consular Corps & Protocol |publisher=Nyc.gov |date=February 16, 2011 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126123853/https://www.nyc.gov/html/unccp/html/key_personnel/bio_tiven.shtml |archive-date=November 26, 2013}}

During the opioid epidemic in the United States, Mortimer Sackler — son of a co-founder of the company, Purdue Pharma, and a member of its board, met with Bloomberg to "seek his help and guidance on the current issues we are facing". Purdue's head of communications, Josephine Martin, added "Any positive news or ability to get our side out is through Bloomberg. We have given them exclusives and they have treated us very well." Bloomberg also advised Mortimer Sackler to consult Stu Loeser to help manage communications.{{Cite web |last=Dreier |first=Hannah |date=2020-02-27 |title=When the Billionaire Family Behind the Opioid Crisis Needed PR Help, They Turned to Mike Bloomberg |url=https://www.propublica.org/article/bloomberg-sacklers-opioid-crisis-public-relations |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=ProPublica |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Sarah |date=2020-02-29 |title=Bloomberg's Alleged Aid for the Sackler Family Should Come As No Surprise |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/02/bloombergs-alleged-aid-to-sacklers-should-be-no-surprise.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Intelligencer |language=en-us}}

Although he attended Hebrew school, had a bar mitzvah, and his family kept a kosher kitchen, Bloomberg today lives a mostly secular religious life, attending synagogue mainly during the High Holidays and a Passover Seder with his sister, Marjorie Tiven.{{cite news |title='Focus' on Bloomberg's Jewishness |url=https://www.jta.org/2010/08/31/culture/focus-on-bloombergs-jewishness |date=August 31, 2010 |first=Ami |last=Eden |work=Jewish Telegraph Agency |quote=The mayor had a bar mitzvah, a Jewish rite of passage, but neither of his two daughters had bat mitzvahs. The mayor's ex-wife, Susan Bloomberg, whose mother was Jewish, "kind of raised us to be Church of England", though the family celebrated the major Jewish holidays, the mayor's youngest daughter, Georgina, said in a 2009 biography of her father. The mayor's longtime companion, Diana Taylor, is not Jewish. |access-date=August 19, 2017}} Neither of his daughters had bat mitzvahs, nor does either daughter follow a religiously Jewish lifestyle, such as abiding kosher dietary restrictions or keeping the Jewish sabbath.

Throughout his business career, Bloomberg has made numerous statements which have been considered by some to be insulting, derogatory, sexist or misogynistic. When working on Wall Street in the 1960s and 1970s, Bloomberg claimed in his 1997 autobiography, he had "a girlfriend in every city".{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/michael-bloomberg-women/ | archive-date=February 15, 2020 | department=Politics | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215231238/https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/michael-bloomberg-women/|title=Mike Bloomberg for years has battled women's allegations of profane, sexist comments |author=Kranish, Michael |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=February 15, 2020 |access-date=February 17, 2020}}

In a 1996 interview with The Guardian about being a newly divorced bachelor, Bloomberg said, "I like theater, dining and chasing women. Let me put it this way: I am a single, straight billionaire in Manhattan. What do you think? It's a wet dream."{{cite news |last=Relman |first=Eliza |date=November 14, 2019 |title=Michael Bloomberg's past comments about women and rape will likely haunt him on the 2020 campaign trail |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-bloombergs-comments-about-women-and-rape-will-haunt-him-2019-11 |work= Business Insider |access-date=November 14, 2019 }} On various occasions, Bloomberg allegedly commented "I'd do her", regarding certain women, some of whom were coworkers or employees. Bloomberg later said that by "do", he meant that he would have a personal relationship with the woman. Further, the Washington Post acquired a booklet of Bloomberg quotes, which included: "If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they'd go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale's."{{cite news |last=Kranish |first=Michael |date=February 15, 2020 |title= Mike Bloomberg for years has battled women's allegations of profane, sexist comments |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/politics/michael-bloomberg-women/ |newspaper= Washington Post |access-date=May 20, 2024 }} Bloomberg's staff told the New York Times that he now regrets having made "disrespectful" remarks concerning women.

During his term as mayor, he lived at his own home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan instead of Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral residence.{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Smith |url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/people/features/14573/ |title=The Mayor and His Money |work=New York |date=September 26, 2005 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }} In 2013, he owned 13 properties in various countries around the world, including a $20 million Georgian mansion in Southampton, New York.{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2013/05/bloomberg-grows-his-hamptons-estate-reveals-overseas-bank-accounts-000000 |title=Bloomberg grows his Hamptons estate, reveals overseas bank accounts |work=Politico |last=Rubinstein |first=Dana |date=May 23, 2013 |access-date=February 20, 2020 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bloombers-hamptons-manse_n_904363 |title=Bloomberg Buys Southampton 'Ballyshear Estate' For $20 Million |work=The Huffington Post |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=July 29, 2015 }} In 2015, he acquired 4 Cheyne Walk, a historical property in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, London, which once belonged to writer George Eliot.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jul/28/michael-bloomberg-buys-16m-house-in-exclusive-london-street |title=Michael Bloomberg buys £16m house in exclusive London street |work=The Guardian |date=July 28, 2015 |access-date=July 29, 2015 }} Bloomberg and his daughters own houses in Bermuda and stay there frequently.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/26/nyregion/26bermuda.html |title=New York's Mayor, but Bermuda Shares Custody |first=Michael |last=Barbaro |date=April 25, 2010 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |newspaper=The New York Times}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/04/26/nyregion/20100426BERMUDA_index.html |title=Bloomberg's Bermuda |date=August 22, 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=January 20, 2018 |url-access=limited}}

Bloomberg stated that during his mayoralty, he rode the New York City Subway on a daily basis, particularly in the commute from his 79th Street home to his office at City Hall. An August 2007 story in The New York Times stated that he was often seen chauffeured by two New York Police Department-owned SUVs to an express train station to avoid having to change from the local to the express trains on the IRT Lexington Avenue Line.{{cite news|last=Grynbaum|first=Michael M.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/01/nyregion/01bloomberg.html|title=Mayor Takes the Subway – by Way of S.U.V.|date=August 1, 2007|newspaper=The New York Times|url-access=limited}} He supported the construction of the 7 Subway Extension and the Second Avenue Subway; in December 2013, Bloomberg took a ceremonial ride on a train to the new 34th Street station to celebrate a part of his legacy as mayor.{{cite news |title=Three cheers for the No. 7 extension |url=https://nypost.com/2013/12/20/mayor-mikes-hudson-yards-feat |date=December 20, 2013 |work=New York Post}}{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bloomberg-sneak-ride-7-line-extension-article-1.1554643 |title=Mayor Bloomberg gets ride on No. 7 subway line extension he championed |work=Daily News |location=New York |date=October 21, 2013 |access-date=December 22, 2013 |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222004314/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/bloomberg-sneak-ride-7-line-extension-article-1.1554643 |url-status=dead }}

During his tenure as mayor, Bloomberg made cameos playing himself in the films The Adjustment Bureau and New Year's Eve, as well as in episodes of 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Good Wife, and two episodes of Law & Order.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089255/ |title=Michael Bloomberg |work=IMDb |access-date=February 12, 2020}}

Bloomberg is a private pilot.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/nyregion/10collide.html |title=Airspace Above Hudson a Highway With Few Signs |date=August 10, 2009 |work=The New York Times |url-access=limited}} He owns six airplanes: three Dassault Falcon 900s, a Beechcraft B300, a Pilatus PC-24, and a Cessna 182 Skylane. Bloomberg also owns two helicopters: an AW109 and an Airbus helicopter{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2020/02/19/exodus-at-the-pentagon-488363|website=politico.com|title=Politico Playbook PM: Exodus at the Pentagon|first1=Jake|last1=Sherman|first2=Anna|last2=Palmer|first3=Garrett|last3=Ross|first4=Eli|last4=Okun|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 22, 2020}} and as of 2012 was near the top of the waiting list for an AW609 tiltrotor aircraft.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/nyregion/in-mayor-bloombergs-jet-setting-heart-a-love-for-helicopters.html |first=Christine |last=Haughney |title=In His Helicopter, Bloomberg Can Rule Skies, and Even Get to Albany |newspaper=The New York Times |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2012 |url-access=limited}} In his youth he was a licensed amateur radio operator, was proficient in Morse code, and built ham radios.{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Bloomberg |url=http://sciencefriday.com/segment/04/06/2012/new-york-city-s-mayor-is-a-geek-at-heart.html |title=New York City's Mayor is a Geek at Heart |publisher=Sciencefriday.com |date=April 6, 2012 |access-date=April 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425231740/https://sciencefriday.com/segment/04/06/2012/new-york-city-s-mayor-is-a-geek-at-heart.html |archive-date=April 25, 2014}}

Bloomberg's fortune is managed by Willett Advisors, an investment firm that serves as his family office.{{Cite news |last=Chung |first=Juliet |date=2017-03-07 |title=Michael Bloomberg's Money Manager Steps Down |language=en-US |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/michael-bloombergs-money-manager-steps-down-1488900243 |access-date=2023-11-25 |issn=0099-9660}}

In 2024, President Joe Biden awarded Bloomberg the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor. In 2022, Bloomberg was awarded the Asia Game Changer Award.{{cite news|title=Nanette Medved-Po to receive prestigious leadership award in New York|url=https://tribune.net.ph/2022/10/13/nanette-medved-po-to-receive-prestigious-leadership-award-in-new-york|date=13 October 2022|website=Daily Tribune}} Bloomberg has received honorary degrees from Tufts University (2007),{{cite web |url=http://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4 |title=Commencement Address: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513024110/https://www.tufts.edu/home/feature/?p=commencement2007&p4=4 |archive-date=May 13, 2012 |publisher=Tufts University |date=May 20, 2007 }} Bard College (2007),{{cite web |url=http://www.bard.edu/commencement/2007/bloomberg_speech.shtml |title=Bard Commencement Address |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121027080508/http://www.bard.edu/commencement/2007/bloomberg_speech.shtml |archive-date=October 27, 2012 |publisher=Bard College|date=May 26, 2007 }} Rockefeller University (2007),{{cite web|author=Talley Henning Brown|url=https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/516-bloomberg-wilson-receive-honorary-degrees/|title=Bloomberg, Wilson receive honorary degrees|date=July 13, 2007|publisher=Rockefeller University}} the University of Pennsylvania (2008),{{cite web |first=Kathy |last=Wang |url=https://www.thedp.com/article/2008/02/bloomberg_to_address_graduates |title=Bloomberg to address graduates |work=The Daily Pennsylvanian |date=February 19, 2008 }} Fordham University (2009),{{cite web |url=https://www.fordham.edu/info/26213/past_honorary_degree_recipients |title=Past Honorary Degree Recipients |publisher=Fordham University |access-date=January 20, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/eNewsroom/topstories_1557.asp |title=Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Commencement Remarks |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002543/http://www.fordham.edu/Campus_Resources/eNewsroom/topstories_1557.asp |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |publisher=Fordham University|date=May 16, 2009 }} Williams College (2014),{{cite web |url=https://commencement.williams.edu/michael-r-bloomberg-commencement-speaker/ |title=Michael R. Bloomberg, Commencement Speaker |website=williams.edu |date=June 9, 2014 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }}{{cite web |url=https://communications.williams.edu/news-releases/3_19_2014_honorarydegree/ |date=March 19, 2014 |first=Noelle |last=Lemoine |title=Williams College Announces its 2014 Honorary Degree Recipients |website=Williams College}} Harvard University (2014),{{cite web |last=Reuell |first=Peter |title=Eight to receive honorary degrees |website=Harvard Gazette |date=October 18, 2010 |url=https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/05/eight-to-receive-honorary-degrees/ |access-date=September 17, 2015}} the University of Michigan (2016),{{cite web|author=James Iseler|url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/commencement-speaker-bloomberg-calls-out-intolerance-demagoguery/|title=Commencement speaker Bloomberg calls out intolerance, demagoguery|work=The University Record|publisher=University of Michigan|date=April 30, 2016}} Villanova University (2017) {{Cite web|url=https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/media/pressreleases/2017/0426.html|title=Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg L.P., Philanthropist and Three-Term Mayor of New York City, to Deliver Villanova University's 2017 Commencement Address | Villanova University|website=www1.villanova.edu|access-date=March 2, 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302205443/https://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/media/pressreleases/2017/0426.html|url-status=dead}} and Washington University in St. Louis (2019).{{cite web |url=https://source.wustl.edu/2019/05/seven-to-receive-honorary-degrees-at-washington-universitys-158th-commencement/ |title=Seven to receive honorary degrees at Washington University's 158th Commencement|publisher=Washington University in St. Louis |date=May 3, 2019 |website=The Source |language=en-US |access-date=July 22, 2019}} Bloomberg was the speaker for Princeton University's 2011 baccalaureate service.{{cite web |first=Ian |last=Cahir |url=https://www.princeton.edu/news/2011/05/29/bloomberg-urges-seniors-follow-path-service |title=Bloomberg urges seniors to follow a path of service |website=princeton.edu |date=May 29, 2011 |access-date=February 18, 2020 }} On May 27, 2010, Bloomberg delivered the commencement speech at his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University.{{cite web |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/231-10/mayor-michael-bloomberg-delivers-remarks-the-johns-hopkins-university-2010-commencement |title=Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Delivers Remarks At The Johns Hopkins University 2010 Commencement Ceremony |website=The Official Website of the City of New York |date=May 27, 2010 |author=Michael Bloomberg |access-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703024914/https://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/231-10/mayor-michael-bloomberg-delivers-remarks-the-johns-hopkins-university-2010-commencement |url-status=dead }} In addition, he was invited to and delivered guest remarks for the Johns Hopkins Class of 2020. Other notable guest speakers during the virtual ceremony included Reddit co-founder and Commencement speaker Alexis Ohanian; Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a leading member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force; and senior class president Pavan Patel{{cite web |url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/05/21/commencement-2020-main/ |title= Senior class president Pavan Patel said the Class of 2020 is "ready to make its mark" |website=Johns Hopkins University |date=May 21, 2020 |author=Hub staff report |access-date= June 25, 2020}} Bloomberg has received the Yale School of Management's Award for Distinguished Leadership in Global Capital Markets (2003);{{cite web |url=http://mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/Articles/1350.shtml |title=Yale School of Management Honors Michael R. Bloomberg for Distinguished Leadership in Global Capital Markets |publisher=Yale University |date=February 10, 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514140252/http://mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/Articles/1350.shtml |archive-date=May 14, 2013 }} Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement presented by Ehud Barak (2004);{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=American Academy of Achievement|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}{{cite web|title=2004 Summit Highlights Photo: Former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak presents the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award to Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder and CEO of Bloomberg L.P. during a ceremony held at Chicago's Field Museum.|publisher=American Academy of Achievement|url= https://achievement.org/summit/2004/}} Barnard College's Barnard Medal of Distinction (2008);{{cite web |url=http://barnard.edu/commencement/archives/past-speakers-medalists|title=Past Speakers and Medalists|publisher=Barnard College|access-date=April 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110418211241/http://www.barnard.edu/commencement/archives/past-speakers-medalists |archive-date=April 18, 2011 |url-status=dead}} the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Leadership for Healthy Communities' Healthy Communities Leadership Award (2009);{{cite press release |url=http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1680207/top_policy_groups_take_action_to_create_healthy_communities_prevent |title=Top Policy Groups Take Action to Create Healthy Communities, Prevent Childhood Obesity |url-status=dead |website=redorbit.com |date=April 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525041044/http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1680207/top_policy_groups_take_action_to_create_healthy_communities_prevent/ |archive-date=May 25, 2013 }} and the Jefferson Awards Foundation's U.S. Senator John Heinz Award for Greatest Public Service by an Elected or Appointed Official (2010).{{cite web |url=https://www.multiplyinggood.org/what-we-do/jefferson-awards/past-award-recipients |title=Past Award Recipients: Our National Winners |website=JeffersonAwards.org |access-date=February 19, 2020 }} He was the inaugural laureate of the annual Genesis Prize for Jewish values in 2013,{{cite news |last=Fitzsimmons |first=Emma G. |title=Bloomberg Is First to Receive a $1 Million Jewish Award |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/nyregion/bloomberg-is-first-to-receive-a-1-million-jewish-award.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=October 20, 2013 |url-access=limited}} and donated the $1 million prize money to a global competition, the Genesis Generation Challenge, to identify young adults' big ideas to better the world.{{cite news |title=Bloomberg to give away $1m. Genesis Prize to fund big ideas based on Jewish values |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bloomberg-to-give-away-1m-genesis-prize-to-fund-big-ideas-based-on-jewish-values |first=Gabriel |last=Cohen |agency=JTA |work=The Times of Israel |date=May 22, 2014 |access-date=February 20, 2020 }} Bloomberg was named the 39th most influential person in the world in the 2007 and 2008 Time 100.{{cite magazine |first=Robert F. Jr. |last=Kennedy |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733754_1735904,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822203709/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748_1733754_1735904,00.html |title=The 2008 TIME 100 |magazine=Time |date=April 30, 2009 |archive-date=August 22, 2013 }} In 2009, Bloomberg was awarded the Lasker Award.{{cite news|last=Torrice|first=Michael|title=Mayor Bloomberg Feted with Health Prize|url=https://www.science.org/content/article/mayor-bloomberg-feted-health-prize|date=14 September 2009|website=Science}} In 2010, Vanity Fair ranked him #7 in its "Vanity Fair 100" list of influential figures.{{cite news |first1=Alan |last1=Deutschman |first2=Peter |last2=Newcomb |first3=Richard |last3=Siklos |first4=Duff |last4=McDonald |first5=Jessica |last5=Flint |first6=Adrienne |last6=Gaffney |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2010/10/the-vf-100-201010 |title=The Vanity Fair 100 |work=vanityfair.com |date=September 1, 2010 }} Bloomberg received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Webby Awards in 2012.{{cite news|last=Faircloth|first=Kelly|title=What Does Mike Bloomberg Have in Common with Louis C.K. and Bjork|url=https://observer.com/2012/05/what-does-mike-bloomberg-have-in-common-with-louis-ck-and-bjork/|date=15 May 2012|website=The Observer}} In 2013, the Tony Awards gave Bloomberg the Excellence in Theatre Award.{{cite news|last=Gardner|first=Elysa|title=New York's Mayor Bloomberg gets his own Tony Award|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/theater/2013/06/08/mayor-bloomberg-receives-tony-award/2404085/|date=8 June 2013|website=USA Today}} In 2014, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Bloomberg an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his "prodigious entrepreneurial and philanthropic endeavors, and the many ways in which they have benefited the United Kingdom and the U.K.-U.S. special relationship."{{cite news |last1=Flegenheimer |first1=Matt |title=Bloomberg Is Honored (But Don't Call Him Sir) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/07/nyregion/bloomberg-named-an-honorary-knight.html |access-date=October 7, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times |issue=56,647 |date=October 7, 2014 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |url-access=limited}} The League of Conservation Voters awarded Bloomberg the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.{{cite web|title=League of Conservation Voters Honors Mike Bloomberg with Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://whcinsider.com/2018/10/03/league-of-conservation-voters-honors-mike-bloomberg-with-lifetime-achievement-award/|date=3 October 2018|website=WHC Insider}}{{cite web|last=Roberts|first=Alyssa|title=LCV Honors Michael Bloomberg with Lifetime Achievement Award|url=https://www.lcv.org/media-center/lcv-honors-michael-bloomberg-lifetime-achievement-award/|date=3 October 2018|website=LCV}} He was the recipient of the Heyman Service to America Medal in 2019.{{cite web|last=Gardner|first=Chris|title=Chris Evans to Receive Spirit of Service Award|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/chris-evans-a-starting-point-spirit-of-service-award-1235938038/|date=2 July 2024|website=The Hollywood Reporter}}{{cite web|title= Micael Bloomberg and Outstanding Federal Workers to be honored at 2019 Service to America Medals Gala|url= https://hasbrouck.org/draft/FOIA/2019SammiesMediaAdvisoryFinal.pdf|date=19 October 2019|website=Hasbrouch.org}} In January 2025 Bloomberg was awarded the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award.{{Cite web |title=SECNAV Del Toro Presents Mike Bloomberg with the Distinguished Public Service Award |url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/4027904/secnav-del-toro-presents-mike-bloomberg-with-the-distinguished-public-service-a/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=United States Navy |language=en-US}}

In March 2025, Time Magazine awarded Bloomberg the Earth Award{{cite news|last=Lotmore|first=Mario|title=Former Governor Inslee honored with Time Magazine's 2025 Earth Award|url=https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2025/03/30/inslee-time/|website=Lynnwood Times}} for his ongoing environmental work including the closure of 300 coal-fired power plants across America, a 20% reduction in N.Y.'s emissions, and donating over $1 billion to climate causes.{{cite news|last=Worland|first=Justin|title=Michael Bloomberg's Billion-Dollar Climate Bet Is Paying Off|url=https://time.com/collections/earth-awards-2025/7270320/michael-bloomberg/|date=27 March 2025|website=Time}}

Bloomberg, with Matthew Winkler, wrote an autobiography, Bloomberg by Bloomberg, published in 1997 by Wiley.Michael R. Bloomberg, Bloomberg by Bloomberg (Wiley, 1997). A second edition was released in 2019, ahead of Bloomberg's presidential run.Ben Fountain, [https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/05/23/howard-schultz-michael-bloomberg-billionaires/ Book Review: O Billionaires!], New Yorker (May 23, 2019).Aaron Timms, [https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1cymwd84kwwlg/Michael-Bloomberg-Earned-48-Billion-and-Eternal-Adoration-From-Wall-Street-But-Does-Anyone-Else-Want-Him-to-Be-President Michael Bloomberg Earned $48 Billion and Eternal Adoration From Wall Street. But Does Anyone Else Want Him to Be President?], Institutional Investor (February 1, 2019). Bloomberg and former Sierra Club Executive Director Carl Pope co-authored Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet (2017), published by St. Martin's Press; the book appeared on the New York Times hardcover nonfiction best-seller list.{{cite news |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/12/exclusive-look-at-michael-bloomberg-and-carl-popes-new-book.html |title=An Exclusive Look at Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope's Book on Climate Change |date=December 21, 2016 |newspaper=Daily Intelligencer |access-date=December 23, 2016}}{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2017/05/14/hardcover-nonfiction/ |title=Hardcover Nonfiction Books – Best Sellers |date=May 14, 2017 |access-date=August 9, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times}} Bloomberg has written a number of op-eds in The New York Times about various issues, including an op-ed supporting state and local efforts to fight climate change (2017),Michael R. Bloomberg, [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/opinion/climate-progress-with-or-without-trump.html Climate Progress, With or Without Trump], New York Times (March 31, 2017). an op-ed about his donation of $1.8 billion in financial aid for college students and support for need-blind admission policies (2018);Michael R. Bloomberg, [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/18/opinion/bloomberg-college-donation-financial-aid.html Michael Bloomberg: Why I'm Giving $1.8 Billion for College Financial Aid], New York Times (November 18, 2018). an op-ed supporting a ban on flavored e-cigarettes (2019);Michael R. Bloomberg & Matt Myers, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/opinion/vape-deaths-children-bloomberg.html Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children], New York Times (September 10, 2019). and an op-ed supporting policies to reduce economic inequality (2020).Michael R. Bloomberg, [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/06/opinion/mike-bloomberg-tax-2020.html Fixing Inequality Is My Priority], New York Times (February 6, 2020).

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