Bill de Blasio
Mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021
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| July 2023 | De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray announced their separation, deciding to start dating other people while continuing to share their Park Slope residence. |
| July 2023 | De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray announced their separation, deciding to start dating other people while continuing to share their Park Slope residence. |
| June 2023 | The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board ordered de Blasio to repay $319,747 in security travel costs and issued a $155,000 fine, the largest in the board's history. |
| June 2023 | The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board ordered de Blasio to repay $319,747 in security travel costs and issued a $155,000 fine, the largest in the board's history. |
| May 2023 | The Federal Election Commission fined de Blasio's campaign $53,000 for accepting improper contributions. |
| May 2023 | The Federal Election Commission fined de Blasio's campaign $53,000 for accepting improper contributions. |
| 2022 | De Blasio completed his term as the Mayor of New York City. |
| July 19 2022 | Withdrew from the congressional race, declaring he was done with 'electoral politics'. |
| July 19 2022 | Withdrew from the congressional race, declaring he was done with 'electoral politics'. |
| May 20 2022 | Announced his candidacy for the 2022 U.S. House election in the newly redrawn 10th congressional district. |
| May 20 2022 | Announced his candidacy for the 2022 U.S. House election in the newly redrawn 10th congressional district. |
| October 2021 | The New York City Department of Investigations published a report finding that de Blasio's campaign had not reimbursed over $300,000 in security travel expenses. |
| October 2021 | The New York City Department of Investigations published a report finding that de Blasio's campaign had not reimbursed over $300,000 in security travel expenses. |
| January 1 2021 | Completed his second and final term as Mayor of New York City, with Eric Adams succeeding him in office. |
| January 1 2021 | Completed his second and final term as Mayor of New York City, with Eric Adams succeeding him in office. |
| 2020 | De Blasio briefly ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in the United States presidential election. |
| July 2020 | In a radio interview, de Blasio quoted Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto when discussing business recovery, stating his focus was not on the business community. |
| July 2020 | In a radio interview, de Blasio quoted Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto when discussing business recovery, stating his focus was not on the business community. |
| June 2020 | De Blasio was criticized for unequal COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings, which were more restrictive compared to other group gatherings. |
| June 2020 | De Blasio was criticized for unequal COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings, which were more restrictive compared to other group gatherings. |
| June 21 2020 | De Blasio endorsed the American Museum of Natural History's request to remove the Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt, which depicted a Native American and an African man standing next to the horse. |
| June 21 2020 | De Blasio endorsed the American Museum of Natural History's request to remove the Equestrian Statue of Theodore Roosevelt, which depicted a Native American and an African man standing next to the horse. |
| June 7 2020 | De Blasio announced plans to reallocate funding from the NYPD to youth initiatives and social services, and characterized some protesters as 'anarchists' inciting violent riots. |
| June 7 2020 | De Blasio announced plans to reallocate funding from the NYPD to youth initiatives and social services, and characterized some protesters as 'anarchists' inciting violent riots. |
| May 31 2020 | During the George Floyd protests, de Blasio issued a statement criticizing protesters, blaming them for being in the way of police cruisers that pushed a barricade into them. |
| May 31 2020 | During the George Floyd protests, de Blasio issued a statement criticizing protesters, blaming them for being in the way of police cruisers that pushed a barricade into them. |
| March 16 2020 | After pressure from top aides and health officials who threatened to resign, de Blasio changed his approach to the coronavirus outbreak. |
| March 16 2020 | After pressure from top aides and health officials who threatened to resign, de Blasio changed his approach to the coronavirus outbreak. |
| March 11 2020 | De Blasio advised people to continue normal activities and not avoid restaurants if they were not sick. |
| March 11 2020 | De Blasio advised people to continue normal activities and not avoid restaurants if they were not sick. |
| March 9 2020 | De Blasio downplayed coronavirus risks, stating that healthy New Yorkers under 50 were not in particular danger and would likely experience symptoms similar to a common cold or flu. |
| March 9 2020 | De Blasio downplayed coronavirus risks, stating that healthy New Yorkers under 50 were not in particular danger and would likely experience symptoms similar to a common cold or flu. |
| March 2 2020 | De Blasio encouraged New Yorkers via tweet to continue their normal activities despite the coronavirus. |
| March 2 2020 | De Blasio encouraged New Yorkers via tweet to continue their normal activities despite the coronavirus. |
| February 14 2020 | De Blasio endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| February 14 2020 | De Blasio endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| February 13 2020 | In an NBC News interview, de Blasio claimed the coronavirus could be handled by following basic rules. |
| February 13 2020 | In an NBC News interview, de Blasio claimed the coronavirus could be handled by following basic rules. |
| January 28 2020 | De Blasio commented on COVID-19, stating the virus was underestimated by the Chinese government and was spreading without sufficient recognition. |
| January 28 2020 | De Blasio commented on COVID-19, stating the virus was underestimated by the Chinese government and was spreading without sufficient recognition. |
| 2019 | His son Dante graduated from Yale University after previously graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School. |
| 2019 | De Blasio addressed an increase in cyclist deaths, proposing a $58.4 million safety plan and suggesting mandatory helmet use and bicycle licensing for cyclists. |
| 2019 | His son Dante graduated from Yale University after previously graduating from Brooklyn Technical High School. |
| 2019 | De Blasio addressed an increase in cyclist deaths, proposing a $58.4 million safety plan and suggesting mandatory helmet use and bicycle licensing for cyclists. |
| November 2019 | De Blasio publicly criticized former mayor Michael Bloomberg's apology for the stop and frisk policy, asserting that his administration had spent six years undoing the damage of the policy. |
| November 2019 | De Blasio publicly criticized former mayor Michael Bloomberg's apology for the stop and frisk policy, asserting that his administration had spent six years undoing the damage of the policy. |
| September 20 2019 | Suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries due to low poll numbers and failure to qualify for the third round of primary debates. |
| September 20 2019 | Suspended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries due to low poll numbers and failure to qualify for the third round of primary debates. |
| June 19 2019 | De Blasio expressed support for a peace settlement in Afghanistan involving the Taliban and advocated for keeping US troops in the region. |
| June 19 2019 | De Blasio expressed support for a peace settlement in Afghanistan involving the Taliban and advocated for keeping US troops in the region. |
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