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Chelsea Hotel Steers Donations to de Blasio While Seeking Construction OK

July 31, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The historic hotel’s owners helped raise $57,400 for the mayor’s presidential campaign and PACs while trying for approval of overhaul tenants oppose.

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MAYORAL MATH: De Blasio Claims Campaign Video Isn’t a Campaign Expense

July 19, 2019, 8:40 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

The video was paid for by a state PAC the mayor used for fundraising and spending before his presidential run — an approach that’s raised questions.

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Bill de Blasio Tapped His State PAC for White House Hopes

July 18, 2019, 11:31 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

The mayor’s team set up the committee to help Democrats win election in New York. But it helped in the run-up to his campaign, records show.

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Mayor Pete Pays for Own Security as Mayor Bill Bills NYC

July 18, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

While de Blasio make taxpayers foot the expense bills of the cops who follow him on campaign jaunts, Indiana’s Buttigieg picks up his own tab.

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New Campaign Travel Costs for de Blasio NYPD Guards Revealed

July 17, 2019, 4:00 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

Taxpayers’ tab for the mayor’s security detail for presidential campaign travel started two months before his official announcement, records show.

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Absentee Mayor’s Blackout Blitz Adds to Taxpayer Tab

July 16, 2019, 4:05 a.m.April 6, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

When part of Manhattan was plunged into darkness, de Blasio’s publicly-funded NYPD security team had to book pricey last-minute rooms and flights.

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De Blasio Cross-Country Presidential Run Takes NYC Taxpayers for a $100K Ride

July 15, 2019, 4:10 a.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:25 a.m.

The mayor and his wife’s NYPD security details have cost New Yorkers at least $100,000 in campaign travel so far, an analysis by THE CITY found.

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Progressive Promises: Bill de Blasio’s New York City Record

May 15, 2019, 8:05 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

The mayor of America’s biggest city touts accomplishments from Pre-K to policing as he readies for the campaign trail. Here’s how he’s delivered.

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Bill de Blasio’s Unfinished Business

May 15, 2019, 8:04 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

As he wages an expected presidential run, the mayor leaves some projects that are behind schedule or have deadlines looming. Here are seven to watch.

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The de Blasio Files: Our Eye on the Mayor

May 15, 2019, 8:04 p.m.April 6, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

Check out some of the stories THE CITY has produced about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s fundraising and other issues that have drawn scrutiny.

Running Bill

Chelsea Hotel Steers Donations to de Blasio While Seeking Construction OK

MAYORAL MATH: De Blasio Claims Campaign Video Isn’t a Campaign Expense

Bill de Blasio Tapped His State PAC for White House Hopes

Mayor Pete Pays for Own Security as Mayor Bill Bills NYC

New Campaign Travel Costs for de Blasio NYPD Guards Revealed

Absentee Mayor’s Blackout Blitz Adds to Taxpayer Tab

De Blasio Cross-Country Presidential Run Takes NYC Taxpayers for a $100K Ride

Progressive Promises: Bill de Blasio’s New York City Record

Bill de Blasio’s Unfinished Business

The de Blasio Files: Our Eye on the Mayor

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