Acting swiftly after the City Council voted Thursday to override his veto of , Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to sue in an effort to block the law guaranteeing higher wages for certain private-sector workers, according to WNYC.
Bloomberg dismissed the legislation Friday as "pandering to special interests" and said the wage guarntees would result in less jobs being created for low-income residents.
The law requires employers receiving city subsidies to pay their workers at least $11.50 an hour or $10 an hour with health benefits.
Two Brooklyn employers receiving city funds, Atlantic Yards redevelopment and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, are already exempt from the wage guarantees in the bill.
