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Bill De Blasio
met gala 2023
May 2, 2023
Your Local Councilmember Might Have Been at the Met Gala A roundup of the local politicians and notables who made the Anna Wintour cut.
By Clio Chang
early and often
July 20, 2022
Farewell, My Hot de Blasio Summer The former mayor was everywhere in Park Slope as he campaigned for Congress. Maybe that wasn’t a good idea.
By Ryu Spaeth
De Blasio Sees Writing on the Wall, Drops Congressional Bid “I really want to keep serving and I’m gonna find a different way to serve.”
By Nia Prater
New Polls Show De Blasio Near the Bottom of the Field in Race for Congress City Councilmember Carlina Rivera leads the field with 17 percent of support from likely Democratic voters in the district in a recent poll.
By Nia Prater
stop the presses
July 8, 2022
Lis Smith Loves Politics (If Not All Politicians) The fearless political operative on Mayor Pete, Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio, Joe Biden — and her new book, ‘Any Given Tuesday.’
By Shawn McCreesh
early and often
June 3, 2022
How New York’s Redistricting Became a War of All Against All for Democrats “It was mass hysteria. Everyone assumed the whole thing was a plot against them.”
By David Freedlander
the city politic
May 23, 2022
Maybe Bill de Blasio Deserves a Comeback The former mayor stooping to run for Congress is absurd, but a little less so when considering his record.
By Ross Barkan
the city politic
May 21, 2022
6 Things to Know About New York’s New Congressional Map The final redistricting map was revised to avoid a civil-rights firestorm, but it still creates a complicated mess for Democrats.
By Errol Louis
Bill de Blasio Is Living in the Downtown Brooklyn Marriott Possibly rubbing elbows with people in town for conferences and graduations.
By Clio Chang
City Hall Wants to Know If Journalists Have Criminal Records A new policy governing press credentials is more strict than what was used by the NYPD.
By Victoria Bekiempis
De Blasio Lets Down Unknown Number of People, Won’t Run for Congress The former mayor won’t run to represent his home in Park Slope, which has been put together with Staten Island in a new map.
By Nia Prater
De Blasio Drops Bid for Governor Like It’s a Groundhog “I was not good with groundhogs at all. Probably should not have gone to the gym.”
By Nia Prater
the city politic
Jan. 1, 2022
Mayor Adams’s Big, Beaming Debut After the old mayor dropped the ball, Eric Adams vowed a New Year’s comeback for the city he now runs. It’s not yet clear what that will entail.
By David Freedlander
NYC Schools Will Reopen With Increased COVID Testing Mayor de Blasio announced that students will be provided with at-home testing kits if there’s a positive COVID case in their classroom.
By Nia Prater
New York’s Hospitals Are Waiting What they think about the arrival of Omicron.
By Aaron Short
the city politic
Dec. 16, 2021
Bill de Blasio Did What New Yorkers Wanted Yet as the mayor prepares to leave office, he remains stubbornly unpopular.
By David Freedlander
new york city
Dec. 8, 2021
De Blasio Ignored Warnings to Stop Hitting Up Developers for Donations A revived conflict of interest concern could be trouble for a mayor with his eyes on the governor’s mansion.
By Matt Stieb
De Blasio Blindsides Just About Everyone With New Vax Mandate City Hall won’t release guidance for how businesses should enforce the new mandate until December 15, following talks with the business community.
By Nia Prater
the city politic
Nov. 11, 2021
Eric Adams Needs to Knock Off the Globe-trotting The mayor-elect’s frequent international jaunts could come at a political cost.
By Errol Louis
new york city
Nov. 1, 2021
NYC Vaccine Mandate: 9,000 City Workers Put on Unpaid Leave Another 12,000 unvaccinated city employees have applied for exemptions to the mandate. 18 FDNY companies are out of service amid an alleged sick-out.
By Intelligencer Staff
last night on late night
Nov. 1, 2021
By Bethy Squires
Bill de Blasio Dressed As the Picard Facepalm Meme for Halloween Mixing up the most famous Star Trek characters is a very de Blasio thing to do — or maybe his “Captain Kirk” costume had a deeper meaning.
By Margaret Hartmann
Will Our Streeteries Become Siberias? The city is cracking down. Customers are headed indoors. It could be a long, lonely winter for New York’s outdoor diners.
By Rachel Sugar
the city politic
Oct. 22, 2021
By Errol Louis
NYC to Mandate Vaccination for All Public Workers The city’s biggest police union has already promised legal action.
By Benjamin Hart
impossible dreams
Oct. 19, 2021
Brave de Blasio Eyes Governorship Despite Incredible Unpopularity When you’re less liked than Trump, the natural next step is to seek even higher office.
By Benjamin Hart
Will Ending Gifted and Talented Programs Help Desegregate Schools? Even parents and advocates of the programs acknowledge how much they have disadvantaged Black and brown students.
By James D. Walsh
the city politic
Oct. 14, 2021
De Blasio Could Have a Great Final Act — Under One Condition The mayor can’t let his gubernatorial dreams prevent him from making tough political decisions.
By Errol Louis
Women and Trans Inmates to Be Transferred Out of Rikers This move comes as state and local officials are trying to grapple with the crisis at Rikers that has resulted in multiple inmate deaths this year.
By Nia Prater
The Murders Down the Hall 393 Powell Street was a peaceful home, until residents started dying in brutal, mysterious ways.
By Greg Donahue
De Blasio Misused NYPD Resources for Campaign, Family: DOI Report Investigators say the mayor’s security detail helped his daughter move, and he’s yet to reimburse $300k in costs accrued during his presidential run.
By Nia Prater
De Blasio’s Vaxx Mandate Led to an Avalanche of Shots for Teachers The order took effect Monday, suspending 5 percent of employees in the nation’s largest school district.
By James D. Walsh
forgotten new york
Oct. 4, 2021
The Forgotten City Hall Riot In 1992, thousands of drunken cops raged against the mayor of New York — leaving an indelible mark on the city’s likely next mayor.
By Laura Nahmias
De Blasio Weighs In on the Kyrie Irving Vaccine Saga The Nets guard’s plea for people to respect his privacy appears to be going ignored.
By Matt Stieb
Bill de Blasio’s Most Severe Senioritis Symptoms The mayor has been dressing down, riding roller coasters, demolishing dirt bikes, and generally enjoying his final months in office — maybe too much.
By Matt Stieb
A 12th Person Has Died in NYC Jails This Year Three detainees have died in two weeks, and all but one in 2021 were being held on Rikers Island.
By Nia Prater
‘I Did Not Want My Children to Be Home Again’ After more than a year of Zoom school, NYC kids returned to classrooms, much to the relief of parents and teachers.
By Nia Prater
new york city
Sept. 15, 2021
De Blasio Finally Acts As Deaths Pile Up at Rikers Island Ten inmates have died so far this year, many by suicide. Following de Blasio’s action, 20 correctional officers were suspended for going AWOL.
By Matt Stieb
The Bill de Blasio–Andrew Cuomo Feud: A Retrospective For years, the mayor and the governor jockeyed for power over everything from a lost deer to battling COVID. Here are lowlights from their petty war.
By Matt Stieb
NYC School Employees Now Required to Receive COVID Vaccine All NYCDOE employees, including teachers, custodians, and food-service workers, must receive their first dose by September 27 and cannot opt out.
By Nia Prater
New York Will Be Electing a Governor Soon. Who Is the Front-runner? There’s a big question hanging over the field — and it doesn’t even involve Andrew Cuomo.
By David Freedlander
You’ll Need a Vaccine to Eat Inside NYC Restaurants Soon The requirement for indoor dining, gyms, concerts, and more comes down this month.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
De Blasio Won’t Impose New Mask Mandate in NYC The mayor also said that newly hired city employees must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination, effective immediately.
By Nia Prater
De Blasio Tells City Workers: Get a Shot or Else Unvaccinated city employees including teachers and cops will be required to undergo weekly testing and mask indoors if they decline to get vaccinated.
By Nia Prater
De Blasio Pushes for Private Employers to Implement COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates During an interview with WNYC, de Blasio advocated for vaccine mandates, saying they would help more people get vaccinated against COVID-19.
By Nia Prater
De Blasio Raises Cringe Level to Maximum, Issues ‘FOMO Alert’ The mayor announced five concerts as part of the city’s comeback from COVID.
By Nia Prater
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