Bill De Blasio

• Eric Adams wins race for New York City mayor, 2nd Black leader in city’s history

  Other large American cities that held local elections Tuesday saw police and crime become the top issues among voters, with candidates forced to address rising crime rates.

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  Nov 2, 2021
  
• New York City plans to ‘fully reopen’ on July 1 after year of COVID-19 closures

  The mayor said his optimism reflects the success of a massive drive to get New Yorkers vaccinated.

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  Apr 29, 2021
  
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• Impeachment probe approved as calls for Cuomo to resign grow

  Cuomo issued a broad apology at a news conference last week for any behavior that made women feel uncomfortable, but maintained that he has never touched anyone inappropriately.

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  Mar 11, 2021
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• New York City cancelling Trump business contracts after U.S. Capitol riots

  "I'm here to announce that the city of New York is severing all contracts with the Trump Organization," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said in an interview on MSNBC.

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  Jan 13, 2021
• Black Lives Matter mural painted in front of Trump Tower in New York

  The mayor announced the plan to paint ``Black Lives Matter'' in front of Trump Tower last month after earlier saying the slogan would be painted on streets at several locations around the city.

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  Jul 9, 2020
• NYC mayor de Blasio announces plan to slash police budget by $1 billion

  The mayor, a Democrat, declined to discuss the sources of what he called "savings'' for the nation's largest police department, saying at a news briefing that the cuts are still being negotiated with the City Council.

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  Jun 29, 2020
• Roosevelt statue to be removed from New York’s Museum of Natural History

  The American Museum of Natural History will remove a prominent statue of Theodore Roosevelt from its entrance after years of objections that it symbolizes colonial expansion and racial discrimination, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

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  Jun 22, 2020
• New York passes police reform package. How do Canadian policies compare?

  While Canada doesn't have the same policies as many U.S. police forces, it struggles with its own issues, one expert said.

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  Jun 16, 2020
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• NYC mayor denies seeing police use force against anti-racism protesters, despite video

  Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday said he had personally seen “no use of force around peaceful protests” and cast doubt on people who had, belying social media posts and witness accounts.

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  Jun 5, 2020
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• ‘We’re not stopping’: Thousands break NYC’s curfew to protest George Floyd death

  Mayor Bill de Blasio doubled down on a citywide curfew, moving it up from 11 p.m. the night before, but rejected urging from President Donald Trump and an offer from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to bring in the National Guard.

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  Jun 2, 2020