Bloomberg in the Press Section

Tue, January 20, 2009 - 10:50 AM

Somehow, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's seat for the inauguration is in the press section, Neil Simon reports from near the Capitol.

"This is our section," he said. "I'm loving every minute of it."

Bloomberg declined to say where he got his ticket, but the media savvy said he did not intend on sitting in the press section.

Update: a spokesperson for Bloomberg said in an email that the mayor's tickets orginially placed him in a non-press section. But a police officer asked Bloomberg if he would move up to fill an empty seat in the press area and the mayor complied with the request.

--Sean Mussenden