FLASHBACK 2011: NYT’s Report Discrimination Lawsuits Spike Under Mayor Bloomberg

New audio of Micheal Bloomberg defending his controversial “stop and frisk” policy has gone viral. Still, this is not a random instance of Bloomberg having a story that reflects poorly when it comes to minority relations. A 2011 New York Times article chronicles how Mayor Bloomberg had an increase of discrimination claims compared to the Guliani administration in years past. The article highlights that some experts believed that then-Mayor Bloomberg talked about how “perception and reality” were very different when it came to the Bloomberg administration’s stance on “civil rights.” “[d]uring Mr. Bloomberg’s first two terms in office, the number


