date:Mar 13, 2013
olutions within the city council to tax big sugary beverages, place warning labels on them, and prohibit their purchase by food stamp recipients also failed, which might explain his push for the health board to act unilaterally.
Despite his defeat, Mayor Bloomberg vowed to continue the fight.
Being the first to do something is never easy, he told reporters after Monday's verdict. But we strongly believe that, in the end, the courts will recognize the Board of Health's authority to regulate the