Bloomberg Met with Boos at Sharpton's MLK Celebration
By MELISSA RUSSO
Updated 6:10 PM EST, Mon, Jan 17, 2011
Mayor Michael Bloomberg got a decidedly mixed reception before an overflow crowd celebrating Martin Luther King Day at Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Bloomberg were among those scheduled to participate in the Rev. Al Sharpton's annual event, but Hizzoner was greeted with loud boos combined with some polite applause when he took the podium.
Bloomberg proceeded with his remarks and at one point he was booed again when he said President Obama considers New York City the national model of education.
"That's not true," some members of the crowd shouted.
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