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The article reports that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has stated that he wants to be involved to a greater extent in the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan. The article suggests that this may be an attempt by Mr. Bloomberg to expand his economic development legacy. Voters have indicated that they would like Mayor Bloomberg to take leadership in the redevelopment process, that has been fraught with delays and political fights. There is a question as to how much control Mr. Bloomberg will be able to have, considering the power wielded by Gov. George E. Pataki downtown. The article considers the highlights of Mr. Bloomberg's efforts to communicate his vision for Lower Manhattan.

Many visitors to the High Line, the popular park that wends above street level on the West Side of Manhattan, stop at its northern terminus and peer wistfully through a chain-link fence at the as-yet unreclaimed half-mile segment to the north. Until this week, the nonprofit conservancy that operates the High Line still needed to raise $85 million to finish the park and maintain it. On Wednesday night, the conservancy took a major step toward that goal when Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a $20 million gift to the High Line from the Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, speaking Monday as Occupy Wall Street protesters celebrated the passage of a month encamped in Zuccotti Park, said he was trying to strike a balance between protecting protesters' right to free speech and the needs of Lower Manhattan residents. ''The Constitution doesn't protect tents,'' he said at a news conference in Queens. ''It protects speech and assembly.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, seemingly softening his language about the Occupy Wall Street protest, suggested on Monday that he did not anticipate an effort by the city to remove the demonstrators from a park in Lower Manhattan. ''The bottom line is, people want to express themselves, and as long as they obey the laws, we'll allow them to,'' the mayor told reporters at the start of the city's 67th annual Columbus Day parade. ''If they break the laws, then we're going to do what we're supposed to do - enforce the laws.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports on the endorsement of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg by three unions at a rally in Manhattan, new York City.

Examines the advantages of the proposed housing development project by New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on the Far West Side of Manhattan. Deal on affordable housing; Expansion of Public School 51 to accommodate new families; Reduction of commercial density in the area.

New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's proposed five-year capital plan would shortchange public schools in Manhattan, according to Borough president C. Virginia Fields. She has challenged Bloomberg to do more to relieve the over-crowding in schools in the borough and Chancellor Joel Klein to create more seats for Manhattan children. The borough president said she was hoping this could be accomplished with the mayor's ambitious $13 billion proposed capital plan for the Department of Education.