Bill deBlasio
| Bill de Blasio | |
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| 109th Mayor of New York City | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Bloomberg |
| 3rd Public Advocate of New York City | |
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In office January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Betsy Gotbaum |
| Succeeded by | Letitia James |
| Member of the New York City Council from the 39th district |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Stephen DiBrienza |
| Succeeded by | Brad Lander |
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Warren Wilhelm Jr. May 8, 1961 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chirlane McCray (1994–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Gracie Mansion (Official) |
| Alma mater |
New York University (BA) Columbia University (MIA) |
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| Website |
Government website Personal website |
Bill de Blasio (/dᵻˈblɑːzioʊ/; born Warren Wilhelm Jr.; May 8, 1961) is an American politician who is the 109th and current mayor of New York City. From 2010 to 2013, he was New York City's public advocate. He formerly was a New York City Council member, representing the 39th district in Brooklyn, which contains Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace. De Blasio, the Democratic Party nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2013 election, defeated Republican Joe Lhota with more than 73 percent of the vote. De Blasio is the first Democratic mayor of the city since David Dinkins, from 1990 to 1993.
He ran for mayor promising to end stop and frisk and improve relations between the New York City Police Department and many New Yorkers, especially African Americans and Hispanics. His tenure has seen a spike in anti-police protests and disaffection with law enforcement, and he has been charged by the NYPD union with putting the interests of protesters above those of the police. He initiated new de-escalation training for officers, reduced prosecutions for cannabis possession, and oversaw the beginning of body cameras worn by police. De Blasio approved a $41 million settlement for the five men whose convictions in the 1989 Central Park jogger case were overturned and ended a post-9/11 surveillance program to monitor Muslim residents in the city.
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