Sweeping public health initiatives have been a trademark of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration. A ban on the sale of large-size sodas and other sugary beverages at restaurants and food carts is the latest proposal. Here's a look at the mayor's eating and drinking habits through the years. He sips a beer during a 2004 New York Jets-San Francisco 49ers game at the Meadowlands with daughter Georgina at his side.
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Sweeping public health initiatives have been a trademark of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration. A ban on the sale of large-size sodas and other sugary beverages at restaurants and food carts is the latest proposal. Here's a look at the mayor's eating and drinking habits through the years. He sips a beer during a 2004 New York Jets-San Francisco 49ers game at the Meadowlands with daughter Georgina at his side.
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Bloomberg savors a slice of pizza before the grand opening of Eataly's, a huge Italian market, in New York in August 2010.
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Bloomberg savors a slice of pizza before the grand opening of Eataly's, a huge Italian market, in New York in August 2010.
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The mayor takes in the New Jersey Nets-New York Knicks game with a little popcorn at Madison Square Garden in March 2009.
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The mayor takes in the New Jersey Nets-New York Knicks game with a little popcorn at Madison Square Garden in March 2009.
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Bloomberg enjoys a beer during the Major League Baseball playoffs at Yankee Stadium in October 2010.
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Bloomberg enjoys a beer during the Major League Baseball playoffs at Yankee Stadium in October 2010.
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Bloomberg faces off with British Prime Minister David Cameron over hot dogs outside Penn Station in New York in 2010.
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Bloomberg faces off with British Prime Minister David Cameron over hot dogs outside Penn Station in New York in 2010.
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Bloomberg joins the serving line during a May 2012 benefit for the Cancer Research Institute at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York.
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Bloomberg joins the serving line during a May 2012 benefit for the Cancer Research Institute at the Four Seasons Restaurant in New York.
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Bloomberg, then a mayoral candidate, has a glass of wine at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, New York, in September 2001.
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Bloomberg, then a mayoral candidate, has a glass of wine at the Hampton Classic Horse Show in Bridgehampton, New York, in September 2001.
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Bloomberg chows down on some popcorn while touring the Republican National Committee media center during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York.
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Bloomberg chows down on some popcorn while touring the Republican National Committee media center during the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York.
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Bloomberg inspects the weigh-in site for Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in July 2009.
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Bloomberg inspects the weigh-in site for Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in July 2009.
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