The mayor secretly asked whether taxpayers could pick up the tab for his police detail as he traversed the country — and was told no. He’s refusing to pony up, and has little campaign cash on hand as he flirts with a run for governor.
Presidential Campaign
Posted inCoronavirus
NYC Voters Wait — and Wait — for Absentee Ballots From Backlogged Board of Elections
As the end of May neared, nearly a quarter million New York City voters had requested absentee ballots for the June 23 primary election, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent applications to every potential primary voter to help limit the spread of coronavirus. New York City’s 243,000 requests through May 29 marked a tenfold increase over […]
Posted inRunning Bill
Mayor Pete Pays for Own Security as Mayor Bill Bills NYC
New York City taxpayers are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars for the NYPD security details that accompany Mayor Bill de Blasio and his wife, Chirlane McCray, nearly every weekend as they hopscotch America in his quest for the White House. South Bend taxpayers have no such burden. The Indiana town’s mayor, Pete Buttigieg, […]
Posted inPeople
Dante de Blasio Returns as His Father’s Secret Weapon
Nearly six years after starring in a popular mayoral campaign ad, Dante de Blasio is back — playing an unofficial supporting role in his father’s long-shot presidential campaign. The 21-year-old published an op-ed in USA Today Monday about “the talk” his father and two cousins gave him in Atlanta about interacting with police as a […]