De Blasio, James Announce Endorsement Of Each Other
Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio and public advocate candidate Letitia James announced a mutual endorsement Saturday.
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Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio and public advocate candidate Letitia James announced a mutual endorsement Saturday.
Bill De Blasio's ascension has created a sense of nervousness within some corners of the city's business community, which prospered during Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 12-year reign and is fearful of more liberal policies emanating from City Hall.
The primaries are over and New York City is gearing up for the showdown between mayoral candidates Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota.
"I don't take anything for granted," de Blasio told 1010 WINS. "Even though this is a wonderful poll, we've over a month ahead and we're going to work very hard."
Republican mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota has tried to distance himself from the chaos in Washington.
De Blasio was born with the name Warren Wilhelm, Jr. His father, Warren Wilhelm, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a car outside a motel in Conn., the New York Post reported.
To implement the tax hike, the Democratic mayoral hopeful would have to get Albany's approval, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Republican majority in the state senate.
Bill de Blasio might not be the progressive choice for New York City mayor that he's billed himself to be.
Republican mayoral candidate Joe Lhota has been criticizing Democratic rival Bill de Blasio this week for what he calls de Blasio's post-primary slack.
Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, endorsed the Democratic nominee last week.
Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio was on the defensive Tuesday, explaining his support for the socialist government of Nicaragua and a honeymoon in Cuba that was so secret, he never told his kids.
Bill de Blasio is getting support from the highest of places.
Pundits say if House Republicans shut down government public anger could affect local elections in New York City and also Nassau County, where Republican County Executive Ed Mangano is in a tough rematch with Tom Suozzi.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the problem with the income gap was not at the low-end, but was actually the result of the city's ability to attract "a lot of the very wealthy" from around the globe.
Schumer said he and de Blasio are both "pro-growth progressives'' when he announced his support at a Brooklyn Borough Hall press conference on Friday.
Democrat Bill de Blasio has a commanding lead in the New York City mayoral race, a new poll shows, but Republican Joe Lhota says he's not panicking.
The U.S. Census Bureau's annual American Community Survey shows the poverty rate has risen, while the median household income stayed flat from 2011 to 2012.
The New York City Board of Elections has released new numbers in the Democratic mayoral primary, giving Bill de Blasio 40.88 percent of the vote.
The Democratic candidate for mayor is being endorsed by Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Bill de Blasio became the undisputed Democratic nominee Monday after primary runner-up Bill Thompson withdrew from the race.
New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson said at a news conference Monday that he was proud to endorse Bill de Blasio as the Democratic nominee.
Some have urged Thompson, who has 26 percent of the votes counted so far, to bow out. But Thompson has vowed to remain in the race.
De Blasio stressed that he's looking out for the city's middle-class and financially strapped residents.
Who should get Mayor Michael Bloomberg's job? Don't ask him.
Bipartisan teams across the city are unsealing and opening more than 5,000 voting machines Friday.
