Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 84, Marries Diana Taylor, 71, His Partner of 26 Years, in a Small Private Ceremony at Their Upper East Side Home, 26 Years After They First Met Sitting Next to Each Other at a Budget Meeting While He Was First Running for Mayor
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 84, has married Diana Taylor, 71, his partner of 26 years, in a small private ceremony at the couple's home on Manhattan's Upper East Side, his spokesperson announced on Monday.
The couple were joined by family, including Bloomberg's daughters Emma and Georgina. A source told People magazine the newlyweds hosted a lunch for about 15 guests after the vows, and The New York Times reported roughly a dozen close friends and relatives attended.
The spokesperson announced the news on X. "The two first crossed paths when they sat next to each other at a Citizens Budget Commission meeting while he was first running for Mayor," the statement said. That first meeting was in 2000, a year before Bloomberg won City Hall.
No reason was given for why the pair chose to marry now, after more than two decades together. During his 2020 run for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bloomberg told CBS host Gayle King that neither of them had plans to change their arrangement.
The wedding is a second marriage for both. Bloomberg was previously married to Susan Brown, the mother of his two daughters, until their divorce in 1993. Taylor had also been married before.
Taylor built a long career of her own. A former Wall Street executive, she served as New York State's superintendent of banking under Governor George Pataki, and in 2021 she became chair of the board of the New York City Ballet. During Bloomberg's three terms as mayor she was often at his side at City Hall events and was widely seen as the city's unofficial first lady. She also became one of his most vocal defenders during the 2020 campaign.
For ordinary New Yorkers, the story is a personal milestone for a man who ran their city for 12 years — a reminder that the officials who shape a city's daily life have private lives of their own, and that a commitment made in private, among family, asks nothing of the public and costs taxpayers nothing.
Bloomberg, who founded the financial data and media company that bears his name, has moved between political parties during his career. The New York Post, citing The New York Times, reported that he gave about 80 million dollars to Democrats ahead of this year's midterm elections. His representative shared no further details about the ceremony.
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