For the first time in a longtime the mayor suffered a major defeat when the state legislature failed to reauthorize mayoral control.

Though he'll probably win it back in September, he was forced July 1 to give up his official powers over the school system for at least the summer months, if not longer.

At a press conference announcing this turn of events, the mayor looked positively enraged, despite all attempts to hide it. He practically spit his statement through barred teeth.

Well, how does it feel to lose, Mayor Bloomberg?

While we wait for an answer, we encourage readers to go ahead and speculate.