Bloomberg will take questions from the audience.
The new television ads feature testimonials from members of his Women for Bloomberg coalition. They include Kelli Conlin, president of NARAL Pro-Choice New York, an abortion rights group.
The billionaire independent has spent millions already on ads.
His spots so far have mostly focused on jobs and the economy.
Democratic frontrunner William Thompson Jr. has not begun advertising.
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