WANTED.(The Talk of the Town)(New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and city marshals)

Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 19-APR-04

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Do not let it be said that Mayor Bloomberg is weak on job creation. Late last month, a newly appointed mayoral committee began accepting applications for the position of city marshal. The job, obscure and unsalaried, is one of the oldest in local government, dating back to 1655. It has been out of favor for several administrations, however, and no new marshals have been hired since 1989. Ed Koch, who was then the mayor, deemed it "anachronistic" and tried to do away with it. Although state law permits the city to maintain eighty-three marshals, only thirty-eight are working today. Now, in the spirit of bringing free...

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