Also, the Mayor threatened to fire striking lawyers if they did not return to work.

On his radio show, the mayor never threatened to have homeless people arrested.

The mayor threatened to hit the union with huge fines if it went on strike.

The mayor threatened layoffs - without using the word - in January at his speech on the state of the city.

The Mayor said that the city couldn't afford the cost of the lawsuit and threatened to appeal.

The mayor also threatened Anstrudis, but her simple faith won him over.

The men contend that the mayor threatened their jobs if they refused his sexual advances, the paper said.

The Mayor threatened to veto any spending increases that he might find imprudent.

Similarly last year, the Mayor threatened huge layoffs, then used buyouts to help reduce the size of the city work force by 15,000.

"We are not going to get the Olympics unless you have the stadium going," the mayor threatened.