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Dec 20, 2021 · But now, as de Blasio’s eight years as mayor of the greatest city in the world come to a term-limited end, it seems like the right time to assess his legacy. We know how he feels about his own tenure – at least, what he’ll say publicly.
- Jeff Coltin
Dec 30, 2021 · At a news briefing held shortly before he departed City Hall for the last time as mayor, de Blasio — accompanied by his wife Chirlane McCray and his son Dante — highlighted the efforts he undertook...
Jun 22, 2020 · Weeks into the George Floyd protests, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has alienated his constituents, the police, and even his own staff. The mayor who thought he deserved to be in...
- David Freedlander
- Contributor
Dec 30, 2021 · De Blasio swept into the New York City mayor's office eight years ago promising a liberal remolding of the nation's largest city that would level deep inequities and reform police...
- Tackling Inequality
- Fumbling Politics
- Police Relations
De Blasio vowed to “take dead aim” at New York’s wealth gap. He ballooned the budget from nearly $73 billion when he took office to more than $102 billion todayto expand city services. He availed every 4-year-old of pre-K, albeit without a wealth tax, which was denied to him by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo — his nemesis who resigned amid scandal over t...
De Blasio’s near-singular focus on his mission helped him win reelection in 2017 despite multi-year investigations into his campaign finance practices that belied his soaring rhetoric about reforming the system. But he fumbled in an arena he once dominated. A campaign-operative-turned-candidate, the mayor never quite got his footing as he grappled ...
De Blasio’s relations with the NYPD, which can make or break a mayoralty, started off tense and worsened over time. He made good on his campaign promise to reduce stop-and-frisk — a tactic that was found to be employed unconstitutionally under former Mayor Mike Bloomberg. And for most of his tenure, violent crime fell before rising during the pande...
Dec 29, 2021 · Bill de Blasio swept into the New York City mayor’s office eight years ago promising a liberal remolding of the nation’s largest city that would level deep inequities and reform police...
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Bill de Blasio ( / dɪˈblɑːzioʊ /; born Warren Wilhelm Jr., May 8, 1961; later Warren de Blasio-Wilhelm) is an American politician who was the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New York City Public Advocate from 2010 to 2013.
