Attorneys working for Bharara, who is also
probing two of Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign
donors in an unrelated case, attended a recent meeting
about the deed restriction change with staff from other investigating agencies, according to a source with knowledge of the meeting and confirmed by two other sources.
While Mayor de Blasio refused to answer reporters» questions
about his ties to one of the Orthodox Jewish businessmen — a deep - pocketed
donor — ensnared in the federal
probe, Bratton vowed that his department would work with investigators.