Posted on 12/22/2014 3:15:46 AM PST by Zakeet
As cops were being threatened and assaulted and the city reeled over the execution of two officers, Mayor de Blasio prayed at St. Patricks Cathedral Sunday then went into hiding.
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton visited the scene of the horrific attack in Brooklyn and Gov. Cuomo paid a wrenching condolence call to the home of one of the slain cops, but de Blasio ran from reporters and was nowhere to be found after the church service.
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In other developments while de Blasio was AWOL:
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The average cost per square foot in Manhattan is the most expensive in the United States. Average monthly rent in the five boroughs is about $3K per month.
Seems appropriate for him to be in a Catholic Church, since he seems to be in lockstep with Pope Francis.
His mother is Italian and his father abandoned the family. Other than that, you are right (the name change to his mother’s maiden name is quite recent).
I was pointing out that many cops aren’t even voters in the city; they aren’t a key constituency in determining who will be the mayor of NYC.
Prices are high due to supply & demand (of space); it is no accident that in the larger scheme of things, Florida just passed New York in population. Eventually Wyoming will as well.
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