Saturday, March 26, 2011

Video: NYC Mayor Bloomberg Booed, Heckled at Triangle Fire Commemoration | MyFDL

Video: NYC Mayor Bloomberg Booed, Heckled at Triangle Fire Commemoration | MyFDL

Video: NYC Mayor Bloomberg Booed, Heckled at Triangle Fire Commemoration

As I stood witness to the Triangle Shirtwaist fire centennial commemoration at the corner of Washington Place and Green Street on Friday, March 25, I was surprised and impressed by the size of the crowd, but the most unexpected moment of the day came when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg stepped to the microphone.

Every other speaker (and there were many–from Labor Sec. Hilda Solis and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to labor leaders Mary Kay Henry and Bruce Raynor) was met with cheers by the thousands in attendance at the