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Groups that helped elect de Blasio say his comments on police and minority relations lag behind policy.
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De Blasio said those comments were inappropriate, coming so soon after the death of NYPD Officer Randolph Holder, who was shot in the head on Oct. 20 as he pursued a suspect in a shooting.
Asked after if he felt the same way about Cuomo's approach to the creation of the new petition tier for future state employees — soemthing bitterly opposed by unions — de Blasio said his comments were specifically about Cuomo's style.
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«There is a trend that establishment endorsements can hurt, with voters saying, «I don't want any part of people who got us into this mess,»» Brodsky said.Spokesmen for Cuomo and de Blasio declined comment.
Least anyone be confused that he's sticking up for Trump — whose comments on Muslim and immigration have been blasted by Democrats and Republicans alike — de Blasio added there's a lot of things Trump has said that «deserve condemnation.»
The governor said the mayor was not his impetus, but did seem to reference a comment de Blasio made about possibly setting up a Super PAC to support his re-election.
Asked for comment on the latest mention of de Blasio's name at the trial, mayoral spokesman Eric Phillips said: «We aren't paying attention to it and have no reaction.»
De Blasio spokesman Eric Phillips said: «Everyone understands Gov. Cuomo is going through a tough time right now, so we'll decline to comment on his deflection tactics or obsession with the mayor.»
Mr. de Blasio's administration declined to immediately comment on the borough president's remarks, but said they would have an update this afternoon.
Speaking in his weekly «Ask the Mayor» segment on WNYC, de Blasio said that he has worked with the IDC and «found common ground,» giving them credit for helping bring his universal prekindergarten initiative to fruition — but that it would be best for them to rejoin the other 23 Democrats in the State Senate, with whom they have exchanged acrid comments in the press.
But last week, after Cuomo said de Blasio had arrived in Albany too late to lobby for his version of the 421 - a plan that Cuomo called a «giveaway to developers,» de Blasio issued his harshest public comments.
De Blasio called the analogy «inappropriate» and said the vice president's comments were «not his finest moment.»
De Blasio responded to Cuomo's comments by saying, «If we're going to work in a bipartisan fashion, we're going to work with people who we respect but have respectful disagreements with.»
In his first public comments since the budget deal was struck over the weekend, de Blasio repeatedly said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is on the hook for system - wide repairs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Housing Authority.
His comments sparked complaints among some real estate insiders, who also said that de Blasio lacked a commitment to subsidize affordable units.
In his first public comments since the budget deal was struck over the weekend, Bill de Blasio repeatedly said Andrew Cuomo is on the hook for system - wide repairs at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the New York City Housing Authority.
StudentsFirstNY Executive Director Jenny Sedlis is calling on the Mayor to issue an immediate retraction of those comments saying quote: «Last night Mayor de Blasio claimed that closing failing schools doesn't work because it «left kids in the lurch in all those transition years and a lot of those schools were not necessarily better.»
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, who served as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's 2000 U.S. Senate bid, said he agrees with U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's comment that former President Bill Clinton should have resigned over the Lewinsky scandal.
«The mayor's comments today were completely disingenuous, knowing that the MTA is set to present its 30 - day overhaul plan this week,» said Lhota, who ran against de Blasio in the 2013 race for mayor and was re-appointed to the chairmanship this June by Cuomo.
Mayor de Blasio opened an old wound with city police officers — saying the comments he made in 2014 about having had to «train» his biracial son, Dante, to «take special care» around cops should not have sparked controversy, because they are true.
De Blasio has said twice in the days since Bratton's comments that he believes the biggest mistake of his mayoralty so far has been his inability to quickly communicate to the public what actions his administration has taken to address the homelessness problem.
De Blasio has stressed in previous comments that he doesn't think a congestion plan has a chance politically — and he said Monday Cuomo's support doesn't change that.
Last year, a spokeswoman for Mr. Cuomo said that the mayor «can't manage the homelessness crisis,» and that the state would step in with «expertise and resources» — a comment Mr. de Blasio slammed as «political posturing.»
Cuomo said de Blasio's comments stem from the mayor's disappointment that he didn't get everything he wanted out of the legislative session.
«Today, Nicole Malliotakis echoed Trump's harsh position on deportations and admitted voting for Trump,» Rick Fromberg, Mr. de Blasio's campaign manager, said in a statement referring to her comments during the morning's debate, hosted by Crain's New York Business.
The governor's comments came a day after de Blasio said he does not support the concept of congestion pricing, an idea that Cuomo says time has come.
De Blasio made his strongest comments yet against congestion pricing a week after Cuomo publicly backed the idea and said he planned to put his full weight behind it.
Asked for comment on the possibility of de Blasio facing off against Trump Jr., Hizzoner's campaign spokesman said: «It's a free country, and assuming his dad loses it will still be in 2017.»
[76] Bloomberg said initially in the New York magazine interview that he considered de Blasio's campaign «racist» and when asked about his comment, Bloomberg explained what he meant by his remark.
Cuomo's comments, during an interview on an upstate radio program, once again line him up in opposition to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who says the cap is necessary to stem rising congestion and ensure workers» rights and proper regulation.
«What a disgrace,» said Families for Excellent Schools CEO Jeremiah Kittredge of de Blasio's comments.
We did everything appropriately here,» de Blasio said Monday, in his first comments since the Daily News reported on the federal probe into the sale last week.
«We did things legally, appropriately, ethically,» de Blasio said on the radio, echoing comments he has made since the probes began.
De Blasio declined to comment on 421 - a on Thursday, though he had said a day earlier he believed there was still time to accomplish something.
During a Tuesday appearance on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, de Blasio's planning chief, Weisbrod, said of Wednesday's City Planning Commission hearing and the zoning plans, «We expect to hear a lot of comments on all sides of this issue.»
Within minutes of her remark, her staff sent out a memo highlighting de Blasio's comments during a 2005 council speaker debate where he said, «I think after extensive public discussion, after extensive hearings, I think we should move forward with an additional four - year term through the legislative process.»
Mayoral candidate Bo Dietl said he would like to punch Mayor Bill de Blasio, although he later tried to minimize the literalness of his comment.
Giuliani's comments about Black Lives Matter and black - on - black violence are hurting the city and denigrating people of color, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said, adding: «I don't know why he has chosen for decades to divide people, but sadly, that's what his body of work increasingly is.»
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to have New York City once again contribute to the growth in Medicaid costs is concerning, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Wednesday, but he needed to look into the details before commenting further.
In addressing Bloomberg's comments on Saturday, de Blasio said he hoped the mayor would reconsider.
Norman Siegel, former director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said O'Neill and de Blasio's comments amount to a «public hanging» of Sgt. Barry.
Asked on email whether de Blasio's characterization of the governor's remarks were accurate, Cuomo (and former de Blasio) spokesman Matt Wing said, «The Governor's comments speak for themselves.»
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. had been an outspoken critic of de Blasio's proposals, describing them as «tremendously flawed,» but his office said they would withhold commenting on the Council's decision until they had examined the changes more closely.
De Blasio made the comments outside Brooklyn Borough Hall at a «Muslims for De Blasio» rally, at which he said he supported creating a public school holiday or Eid, a Muslim holy day.
«But I can't comment on the specific durations of any particular piece — I'm just a fan of multiple layers of oversight,» Mr. de Blasio said.
Lynch slammed the mayor's comments, saying «our city is safe because of police officers,» adding de Blasio was «throwing them under the bus.»
Representatives for UPK NYC, the official campaign and fund - raising arm of de Blasio's plan, said they were waiting until Cuomo officially announced his budget plan to comment on specifics but said the reported details of the statewide plan will not cover New York City's needs.
Asked to comment on allegations from Singh, a onetime Gracie Mansion guest, de Blasio Press Secretary Eric Phillips said, «This administration acted appropriately at all times, as we've said several thousand times.»
Several of de Blasio's donors, including those who have drawn scrutiny for their donations because they had business before the city, either declined to comment or said they had not been contacted in connection with the inquiry.
One of the more heated exhanges began when Senator Andrew Lanza, a Republican from Staten Island, said de Blasio's comments after a Staten Island grand jury declined to indict an officer in Garner's death inflamed an «anti-police» sentiment in the city.