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Blizzard Mystery Solved? Air Bloomberg Was Seen in Bermuda
Blizzard Puzzle Solved? Bloomberg Plane Seen in Bermuda - NYTimes.com
Just where Mr. Bloomberg was over the Christmas weekend, as a snowstorm bore down on New York City, remains a mystery, prompting intense speculation in the New York press, even now.
Mr. Bloomberg and his aides refuse to talk about it. But the residents of Bermuda have taken no such vow of silence.
They say that Mr. Bloomberg’s plane arrived on the island, where he owns a large waterfront vacation home, sometime after midnight on Christmas morning. They spoke on condition of anonymity, for fear of inflaming the mayor and the local authorities, who prize discretion for visiting dignitaries.
The mayor’s public schedule shows that he attended a Mass late in the evening on Dec. 24 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan. After that, he did not re-emerge in New York City until about 4 p.m. on Dec. 26.
It was, locals said, a spectacular time to be in Bermuda. Weather reports show a high of 65 degrees on Dec. 25 and an “above normal” temperature of 69 on Dec. 26. One resident called that day “gorgeous.” Back in New York City, it was considerably colder, hitting 32 and 30, respectively, with snow on the way.
By midmorning on Dec. 25, in fact, forecasters had predicted up to a foot of snow in New York.
A spokesman for the mayor, Stu Loeser, did not dispute the account of the Bermudans. “I decline to comment on the Mayor’s private schedule, personal life or personal property,” he said, citing longstanding City Hall policy.
Alright folks, here is a chance for a whole lot of you not to look like raging hypocrites. :lamo