Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) touted his city’s efforts to reopen schools amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. De Blasio claimed New York City has “set literally a global standard for what it would take to bring back schools.” The mayor emphasized the importance of getting kids back…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is vowing to cut funding for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) even as violent crime soars. During a news conference on Sunday, de Blasio said his administration would “be moving funding from the NYPD to youth initiatives and social services” in its new budget request. De…
Mayor Bill de Blasio promised to arrest Jewish mourners not adhering to social distancing decrees following Tuesday’s funeral for Rabbi Chaim Mertz in New York City. De Blasio took to Twitter with his threat of a “zero tolerance” approach against violations of the city’s social distancing directives, ostensibly as responsive measures to the coronavirus outbreak.…
NYC mayor Bill de Blasio announced early Saturday that public schools won’t reopen for the rest of the academic year. NY Governor Cuomo said that de Blasio does not have the authority to decide whether or not schools remain closed or reopen. Whether or not schools stay shuttered or open back up, what would the…
Ethan Miller/Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio had strong words for former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who finished a distant third in the Nevada caucuses on Saturday: “Try to not be so smug when you just got your ass kicked.” With 23% of precincts reporting, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) had…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is defending his sanctuary city’s policy that prevented an illegal alien from being deported before he allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered a 92-year-old woman in Queens. Reeaz Khan, a 21-year-old illegal alien from Guyana, was arrested late last week and charged with sexually assaulting and murdering 92-year-old Maria…
On Sunday broadcast of MSNBC’s “Weekends,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio commented on five people being stabbed in an attack at a synagogue in New York’s Rockland County. De Blasio said, “For the last three years in this country the forces of hate have been unleashed, and we see more and more violence associated…
After receiving criticism from President Donald Trump, Democrat presidential hopeful, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio challenged him to a debate in New York and said he “will not be welcome back” after his presidency during a show hosted by BuzzFeed at Webster Hall in the East Village. “I challenge you, Donald Trump, to…
In a series of tweets published Saturday, Democrat presidential hopeful and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio insisted that those residing illegally in the Big Apple stand their ground against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Let’s be blunt here: @realDonaldTrump has turned ICE into a political weapon against our immigrant communities,” de Blasio…
