What are the odds Bloomy uses the stairs?
NEW YORK — With only a few months left in office, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg seems to be making every last-ditch effort to make sure people start caring about their health, announcing plans Wednesday to introduce legislation before the City Council that would encourage people to take the stairs and not the elevator.
The nation’s main “Nanny State” mayor explained in a press release that the “initiative will promote, not require stair use and help architects, planners and urban designers combat obesity, which is killing more than 5,000 New Yorkers each year.”
“New York City has been a leader when it comes to promoting healthier eating and now we’re leading when it comes to encouraging physical activity as well,” the release said. “Physical activity and healthy eating are the two most important factors in reducing obesity and these steps are part of our ongoing commitment to fighting this epidemic.”
The first piece of legislation that Bloomberg plans to introduce would require buildings “undergoing major renovations” to provide access to at least one “clearly identified stairwell” while the other would increase the amount of time that the door to the stairwell remains open.