Bloomberg To Open Harlem Campaign Office

HARLEM, NY — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has secured office space for his presidential campaign on Harlem's 125th Street, according to his campaign and the space's landlord.

Bloomberg's campaign will take over a 3,500-square-foot office space in Greystone Property Development's building at 69 E 125th Street near Malcolm X Boulevard, a spokesperson for the developer told Patch. Campaign staff will hold a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Jan. 11 to commemorate "day one" of Bloomberg's "nationwide campaign to defeat Donald Trump," according to the former mayor's campaign website.

Former Manhattan Borough President C. Virginia Fields and former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, who governed the nearby city while Bloomberg was in office, will be special guests at the celebration.

"Since launching his campaign, Mike has been focused on engaging voters and winning here in NY. Join us on Day One, our first nationwide show of support for Mike and his progressive vision for the country," the campaign's website reads.

The Harlem office represents the campaign's second real estate move since Bloomberg announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential primary in November. The businessman-turned-politician locked down space for a headquarters in Times Square.

Bloomberg's early campaign has been marked by an apology tour for the controversial NYPD "stop and frisk" policy employed during his tenure and a massive television ad blitz. One of the mayor's early appearances was held at Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center where he told the congregation that while the goal had been "saving lives," too many innocent people got caught up in the process and that, looking back, the policy had been wrong.

The political polling site RealClear Politics has his national polling average around 5 to 6 percent, which puts him in fifth place behind front runners Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. He is polling better than Sen. Amy Klobuchar, businessman Andrew Yang and the race's other billionaire Tom Steyer, according to the RCP polling average.