T.W.U. Low Priority for Bloomberg

Preliminary estimates from city tourism officials are that a record 41 million visitors came to New York in 2005, including 8.25 million in November and December, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said yesterday. Those holiday season tourists spent more than $4 billion in the final two months of the year on hotels, restaurants, shopping and entertainment.

Mike McIntire, “Yes, the Numbers Show the Crowds in the City Were Real,” New York Times, 1/06/06.