New York City councilman Tony Avella registered strong exception with the way Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his health commissioner Thomas Frieden are trying to restrict dining choices in the Big Apple. He told the NY Post that the plan to hire a consultant to study the challenge isn't worth the cost: "I think it's a waste of city money," said City Councilman Tony Avella. "It's more nanny government. They tell us what to do, and they'll use studies to back it up and justify it."