Bloomberg Administration Senior Staff: Very White, Very Male

The NY Times has a front-page story on the apparent lack of diversity in Mayor Bloomberg's top ranks: "Despite a pledge he made when he took office to make diversity a hallmark of his administration, Mr. Bloomberg has consistently surrounded himself with a predominantly white and male coterie of key policy makers," based on the NY Times' study. Though NYC's non-Hispanic white population is 35%, "Mr. Bloomberg presides over an administration in which more than 70 percent of the senior jobs are held by whites, and he has failed to improve on the oft-criticized diversity record of Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani."

Further, the Times reports that NYC trails other major cities in having diverse mayoral administration, "In Los Angeles, 52 percent of the top advisers to Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa are white; in Chicago, that figure is 61 percent for Mayor Richard M. Daley; and in Houston, it is 55 percent for Mayor Annise D. Parker." The Times also has a graph showing a breakdown of city employee, managers and administrators as well as a representation of his administrators.

Fordham University political scientist Bruce Berg says, "Given Bloomberg’s background, we shouldn’t really be surprised. He’s picking from the business world, his key advisers are from the business world, and this is still very much a white male bastion." Also, some of Bloomberg's former deputy mayors—who are white and male— go to work for Bloomberg LP.

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By Jen Chung in News on June 29, 2010 4:42 PM

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Lisanne!

Same old, same old. I wish there could be a change, but I often think they pick people they relate to, rather than people who are best qualified. That's why nothing works.

LB

Or maybe Bloomberg likes his dicks Older, and excessively white .

LB

So Bloomy Like Older White Men in his "Cabinet" . What you all need to worry about is what he's hiding in his "Cupboard" lol

inoyourider

FYI Gothamist, nice mistake

Your article

"Though NYC's Hispanic population is 35%"

Source article:

"The city’s non-Hispanic white population is now 35 percent"

inoyourider

No reply, or admission of error Chung?

Keep up that selective copy-and-paste journalism.

Should get you a nice sleazy job at FoxNews.

Jen Chung

Thanks—corrected.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

How Is it pointless? In a population of 8 million people, there is not one best and brightest person of color nor woman. That is racist. And who said anything about lowering standards. So far these white old farts have been doing a horrible job.

inoyourider

And if there were only ONE best and brightest person of color in the talent pool would you require them to be hired?

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

yes I would require them to be hired if they are bright and competent. Also Thomspon didn't have an office full of "minorities". In fact her have lots of caucasians in his office. Why can't Bloomberg add some color to his cabinet??? Seriously, There is not one bright minority nor woman that Bloomberg deems worthy to hire? NO wonder he is facing a class suit against Bloomberg :LP. His hiring practice at City Hall kind of confirms the allegation of the suit against his LP

inoyourider

ven if they were one out of a thousand?

That's exactly what's wrong with this BS color entitlement.

Morons see only race and don't understand that sometimes the truth is deeper than skin tone.

Thompson's claim to have 60% people of color working in his office comes directly from his own speech, which I quoted above.

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/bloomberg-and-thompson-spar-in-first-mayoral-debate/

"Mr. Thompson, in his rejoinder, said that probably “close to 60 percent” of his office was made up of people of color."

Go get lost in your ignorance.

Oh wait, you already have...

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

I am referring to top management-decision makers. Not all the back office and administrative staff. Also no need to insult me.

my argument is not BS. OUt of millions of people in this city alone, Bloomberg can't find one bright and competent person of color or woman to be in his cabinet????? seriously.

inoyourider

Why should he have to pick someone to be a 'token black'?

Just to appease racist shitheads like you?

Take a look at the racial make-up of financial institutions sometime. I'll bet if the racial make-up of managers at financial institutions were more diverse, Bloomies cabinet would be also.

FelixtheCat & Christine Quinn'

not token black. are you seriously telling me that there is not one minority nor woman that is competent and bright to be part of Bloomberg's administration. seriously???

Guest

Just admit that are racist and have a problem with white people, specifically white males.

inoyourider

And if there is ONE and there are ONE THOUSAND OTHER candidates why should he be expected to pick the ONE?

THAT, is racism.

Show me where one of his appointees is unqualified, then maybe you would begin to have logical point that existed past skin tone.

Until then, YOU'RE the racist.