The effort is designed to improve the health and wellness of Black communities during the pandemic and beyond, and to ease the financial burden on Black medical students.

If this is part of an official effort to sound out possible running mates for Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, it’s a thoroughly unconventional one.

“Ninety-five percent of your murderers and murder victims fit one M.O.,” Bloomberg said in a resurfaced 2015 audio clip about stop and frisk.

The D.C. mayor hit the campaign trail after announcing her endorsement of the billionaire ex-NYC mayor last month.

She will also become one of Bloomberg’s national campaign co-chairs.

Vermont, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Hawaii rounded out the top five. Virginia landed at number 13.

Bloomberg Media made the deal with CBS Radio.

Seriously, just stop it. You’re killing us.

The City Paper’s Loose Lips picked up a good scoop today: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will be in the District tomorrow to endorse Mayor Adrian Fenty for re-election. According to the Post, Bloomberg will grant his endorsement at Carmine’s, the new Italian eatery in Gallery Place.

Londonist got the big scoop of the week with what may be the first images of notorious street artist Banksy in action. They also got on a runaway train without an operator provoking a response from the transport authorities. Elsewhere, London’s answer to Central Station is about to open for business, and Londonist got a sneak preview. Meanwhile, spooky goings-on beneath London Bridge, where a cache of skeletons provided an apt story for Hallowe’en….