As the clock was winding down on 2013, pundits were
openly wondering if the newly elected mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, would actually be worse in championing nanny-statism than his predecessor. He's off to a pretty good start.
De Blasio has partaken in a very public feud with actor Liam Neeson regarding a ban on
horse-drawn carriages. He has fought to classify e-cigarettes as a
tobacco product, banning them in any area where regular cigarettes are already prohibited. New wood fireplaces
are not safe ... from being banned.
And when it comes to Big Gulps in the city it seems, he will carry on Bloomberg's fight.
Via
Watchdog:
Hide your Big Gulps, again, New York.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this week his administration will pick up where former mayor Michael Bloomberg left off and will continue the battle to ban sodas larger than 16 ounces. The city will appeal a state court ruling that axed the ban last year.
City lawyers will argue the case at the Court of Appeals on June 4, the New York Daily News reported this week.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg got lots of headlines in 2012 when he declared war on Big Gulps and other large sugary drinks.
Bloomberg's administration was excitedly awaiting implementation of his ban on large sodas to take place last March. A state judge intervened a day prior however, and "
permanently restrained" the city "from implementing or enforcing the new regulations."