To compensate for the fact that NYU is not a sanctuary campus, several NYU organizations have been taking steps to protect students affected by President Donald Trump's travel ban.
With the advent of President Trump's executive order halting arrivals of people from several Muslim-majority countries, Oscar-nominated director Asghar Farhadi is refusing to attend the Oscars ceremony, despite his film "The Salesman" being nominated for an award.
Mayor Bloomberg's latest campaign aims to reduce New York City's teen smoking rate, which as remained stagnant since 2007, although it is already below the national and state rates.
The Bloomberg administration's oversized soda ban is challenged by business and trade union on the grounds that the Board of Health does not have power to enforce it.
