National Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly Update New Yorkers on the Shooting Near the Empire State Building by Gary Kopycinski on August 24, 2012 Gary Kopycinski Author More in National: Rep. Kelly Condemns FDA Approval of Flavored E-Cigarettes May 6, 2026 Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Ban Slavery in Wisconsin February 24, 2026 Martha Washington’s Enslaved Maid Ona Judge Made a Daring Escape to Freedom – but the National Park Service Has Erased Her Story From Philadelphia Exhibit February 14, 2026 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered near the scene of the shooting this morning: