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Howard Redmond walks inside Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in New York. Redmond, the former head of police security for New York City's mayor, during the administration of Bill de Blasio, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to blocking an investigation into the misuse of city resources during the Democrat's failed presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ex-NYPD inspector pleads guilty to obstructing probe of NYC mayor’s failed White House bid

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the opening of New York's Wollman Rink in Central Park, Nov. 14, 2021. The former New York City mayor was ordered Thursday, June 15, 2023, to pay $475,000 by a city ethics board that found he misused public funds on a police security detail during his failed presidential bid. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Bill de Blasio ordered to pay $475,000 for misusing public funds on failed White House bid

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum, Aug. 10, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. Bill de Blasio is dropping out of the crowded race for the Democratic nomination in a redrawn Congressional district that includes his Brooklyn home. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Bill de Blasio’s failed presidential campaign fined for financial errors

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Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the opening of Wollman skating rink in Central Park on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in New York. The former mayor is dropping out of the crowded race for the Democratic nomination in a redrawn Congressional district that includes his Brooklyn home. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Ex-mayor de Blasio puts end to N.Y. congressional bid

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Then-New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks in Times Square on April 12, 2021, in New York. The former New York City mayor says he's considering a run for Congress after a legal battle over the state's political maps opened up a seat in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Bill de Blasio preparing congressional run in newly proposed New York district

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this file photo, Bill de Blasio speaks during a news conference, Sept. 27, 2021, in New York. The former New York City Mayor says he will run for Congress in a redrawn district that includes his Brooklyn home. De Blasio announced Friday, May 20, 2022 on MSNBCs Morning Joe that he will seek the Democratic nomination for the 10th Congressional District. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File) **FILE**

Bill de Blasio jumps into race for Congress, says he’s fighting to save democracy

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers his remarks in Times Square after he toured the grand opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's entertainment industry, in New York, April 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) **FILE**

Former NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announces he won’t run for governor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jonathan Bennett, host of Good Riddance Day, left, and Joe Papa, Director of Events, Times Square Alliance burn a 2021 banner at the official Good Riddance Day celebration in Times Square, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin)

Times Square show will go on despite virus surge, mayor says

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

People wait in a long line to get tested for COVID-19 in Times Square, New York, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. Just a couple of weeks ago, New York City seemed like a relative bright spot in the U.S. coronavirus struggle. Now it's a hot spot, confronting a dizzying spike in cases, a scramble for testing, a quandary over a major event and an exhausting sense of déjà vu. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

De Blasio says ‘No more shutdowns’ as NYC faces virus spike

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A health care worker (right) directs a man who was just vaccinated to an observation area at NYC mobile vaccine clinic in the Manhattan borough of New York, Dec. 6, 2021. A surprise year-end decree by Mayor Bill de Blasio orders virtually all businesses to get workers vaccinated, forcing vaccine holdouts to choose between jabs or jobs. The mandate will take effect on Dec. 27, with workers needing to provide proof they have received at least one dose of the vaccine. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) **FILE**

NYC workplace vaccine mandate calls for fines up to $5K; de Blasio insists he’ll work with employers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image from video, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, receives a COVID-19 Moderna vaccine booster from New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi, during the mayor's daily news briefing, Monday, Oct, 25, 2021. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio each received COVID-19 boosters Monday as part of their efforts to promote widespread vaccinations. (Office of the New York Mayor via AP)

Mayor Bill de Blasio says new vaccine mandate is not sticking it to Mayor-elect Eric Adams

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a virtual press conference, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in New York. Multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, health officials said Thursday, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota. (AP Photo)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio confident successor Eric Adams will continue his law enforcement policies

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a virtual press conference, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in New York. Multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, health officials said Thursday, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota. (AP Photo)

De Blasio’s parting vax edict while crime soars leaves double-barrelled headache for next NYC mayor

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during a virtual press conference, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in New York. Multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, health officials said Thursday, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota. (AP Photo)

NYC lawmakers pass bill giving noncitizens right to vote

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

People wait in line for a COVID-19 vaccination at a NYC mobile vaccine clinic in Midtown Manhattan, Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. Mayor Bill de Blasio says all New York City employers will have to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers by Dec. 27. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s vaccine mandate called a big middle finger to successor Eric Adams

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Patients wait to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at a mobile vaccination station on 59th Street below Central Park, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, in New York. Health officials say multiple cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been detected in New York, including a man who attended an anime convention in Manhattan in late November and tested positive for the variant when he returned home to Minnesota. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NYC to expand vaccine mandate to the private sector Dec. 27

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 file photo, sanitation and other utility trucks block off the streets around Madison Square Park as crowds and protesters gather for President Donald Trump's address to kick off the New York City's 100th annual Veterans Day parade in New York. The 2020 parade was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, but returned to 5th Avenue on Nov. 11, 2021, featuring marching units, vintage military vehicles and elected officials including Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Judy Wolfe via AP) **FILE**

Veterans Day Parade returns to NYC after 2020 cancellation

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site in Times Square, April 12, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: Get kid vaccinated against COVID-19, get $100

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

File - Two New York City Police officers patrol a busy intersection on Main Street in Flushing, a largely Asian American neighborhood, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the Queens borough, N.Y. More than 26,000 of New York City's municipal workers remained unvaccinated after the deadline on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, to show proof they've gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

9,000 NYC workers on leave as vaccine mandate takes effect

By Michael R. Sisak and Karen Matthews - Associated Press

Firefighters rally outside Mayor Bill De Blasio's residence Gracie Mansion to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in New York. The city is bracing for a worker shortage as tens of thousands of municipal employees remain unvaccinated. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon)

NYC braces for fewer cops, more trash as vax deadline looms

By Michael R. Sisak, Michelle L. Price and Karen Matthews - Associated Press