Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm Jr. on May 8th, 1961) is an American politician who has served as the 109th mayor of New York City since 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was New York City's public advocate from 2010 to 2013.
Born in Manhattan and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, de Blasio graduated from New York University and Columbia University before a brief stint as a campaign manager for Charles Rangel and Hillary Clinton. He started his career as an elected official on the New York City Council, representing the 39th district in Brooklyn from 2002 to 2009. After serving one term as public advocate, he was elected mayor of New York City in 2013 and reelected in 2017.
De Blasio's Cronavirus response efforts has been heavily criticized.
De Blasio's policy initiatives have included new de-escalation training for officers, reduced prosecutions for cannabis possession, implementation of police body cameras, and ending the post-9/11 surveillance program of Muslim residents. In his first term, he implemented free universal Pre-K in the city. De Blasio has called attention to what he calls stark economic inequality in New York City, which he described as a "tale of two cities" during his first campaign. He has supported socially liberal and progressive policies in regard to the city's economy, urban planning, public education, police relations, and privatization.
De Blasio ran in the Democratic primaries for the 2020 presidential election. After registering low poll numbers and failing to qualify for the third round of primary debates, he suspended his campaign on September 20, 2019, and endorsed Bernie Sanders five months later.
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"Mayor de Blasio "Heartbroken" Over The Murder of an Infant in Brooklyn... As City Libraries and Daycare Centers Begin Reopening Dr. Fauci Is Reportedly Sidelined in DC... And Johnny Depp Claims Abuse at the Hands of His Ex-Wife... This and More in..."Gothamist reports
"Mayor De Blasio Says 1,300 New Yorkers Arrested For Violating His Curfew Should Still Face Charges"1010WINS reports
"Mayor de Blasio says the city needs "all hands on deck" to stop the spike in gun violence"Spectrum News NY1 reports
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