Bill de Blasio (born Warren Wilhelm, Jr.; May 8, 1961) is the 109th and current mayor of New York City. From 2010 to 2013, he held the citywide office of New York City Public Advocate, which serves as an ombudsman between the electorate and the city government. He formerly served as a New York City Council member, representing the 39th District in Brooklyn (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, and Windsor Terrace). He was the Democratic Party nominee in the 2013 election to become mayor of New York City. On November 5, 2013, de Blasio won the mayoral election by a landslide over his opponent, Republican Joe Lhota, receiving over 73% of the vote. He is the first Democratic mayor of the city since 1993.
American politician, 109th Mayor of New York City (2014-present)
Education
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Nationality
American
Spouse
Chirlane McCray
Children
Chiara, Dante
Parents
Maria Wilhelm, Warren Wilhelm
Siblings
Donald Wilhelm, Steven Wilhelm
Star Sign
Taurus
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There are a lot of different demands on the campaign trail, but what matters most is that you connect with voters and take the time to really hear their concerns.
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Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. Living up there in 1967 - the Impossible Dream season - that moment was incredibly compelling. I just naturally gravitated to the team. Nineteen seventy-five was arguably the greatest World Series of all time.
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I have a bold plan to break from the Bloomberg years, and end the 'Tale of Two Cities' by providing real opportunity to all New Yorkers, no matter where they live.
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I love the MLB app, because I'm a pretty obsessed baseball fan.
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I didn't set out with the notion of running for elective office; it sort of grew over time. And I honestly at times questioned if progressive change can be effected through elected office.
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My parents were divorced when I was young. I was really brought up by my mother's side of the family.
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While this has been a private part of my family's life, it is now clear a media story will soon emerge. My father tragically ended his life while battling terminal cancer in 1979.
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I think a lot of the best ideas come from the grassroots; I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.
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Going back to high school and college, I believed I would be involved in public service. I literally could not conceptualize anything else.
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I think small business is struggling in New York City. It's a fantastic market, it's a very appealing market, there's lots of opportunity, at the same time it's a very difficult place to build a small business.
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My wife and family, to say the least, are the center of my life; they are my grounding. I don't want to sound schmaltzy, but they are my inspiration and you name it.
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I've always had a very positive relationship with the municipal labor unions - a respectful relationship.
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I think you can be smart and directed and focused, without being obnoxious, and get plenty done.
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At a certain point, particularly in his third term, Mayor Bloomberg lost touch with the people he was serving.
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I think unionization is good public policy. I think when families secure their economic future, that's good for everyone.
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I am very much a Red Sox fan; I can name you more players than you could possibly imagine. It's just part of who I am.
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My professional life has been about public service. My personal life I define very intently through my family.
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There are families of every kind. I think a lot of people are struggling to make sense of their identity in a very complicated world.
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Clearly, Mayor Bloomberg did some things right. I think he did a very good job on public health. He did a very good job on environment. I think he was right to achieve mayoral control of education. I don't think he then applied it the right way.
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I come personally from a broken family, divorced very early in my childhood, a family with its own share of troubles, so I think that was very influential in both me believing that someday I would consistently devote myself to my own family that I created, but I think it also really affects my view of the world.
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I think Bloomberg's broad vision of the environment in New York City is something I agree with. I broadly stand with his vision for how to deal with climate change and prepare for future weather events.
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I have an activist's desire to improve people's lives.
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As N.Y.C. Public Advocate, I released a report that showed that stop-and-frisks of African Americans in 2012 were barely half as likely to yield a weapon as those of white New Yorkers - and a third less likely to yield contraband. Despite this evidence, the vast majority of those stopped are young black and Latino men.
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I have my loyalty to the team of my youth. Everyone I knew was a Red Sox fan. The team that I grew up with was constantly the underdog but managed to prevail.
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I'm someone who does not like a bunker mentality and does not like groupthink.
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There is nothing wrong with listening. You can listen to people; you can hear people's concerns. You can keep an open mind and still be perfectly strong.
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New York City Mayor (D) (2014-present).
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Horace and Pete
2016
TV Series
Bill de Blasio
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
A Most Violent Year
2014
special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Good Morning America
2016
TV Series
Himself
Celebrate Israel Parade
2016
TV Movie
Himself - Mayor of NYC
Meet the Press
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - New York City Mayor
The Daily Show
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself
20/20
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself - Mayor, New York City
This Week
2015
TV Series
Himself - New York City Mayor
Rachael Ray
2015
TV Series
Himself - New York City Mayor
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2015
TV Series
Himself
Tavis Smiley
2015
TV Series
Himself
Face the Nation
2015
TV Series
Himself - New York City Mayor
CBS This Morning
2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest
CNN NewsCenter
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself - Mayor New York
The Colbert Report
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The View
2014
TV Series
Himself - New York City Mayor / Himself - NYC Mayor
CNN Newsroom
2014
TV Series
Himself - Mayor New York City
Inside Edition
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
Park Bench with Steve Buscemi
2014
TV Series
Himself
Charlie Rose
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Good Wife
2014
TV Series
Himself
Today
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Politics Nation with Al Sharpton
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself
Chutzpah
2013
Documentary short
Himself
Up Late with Alec Baldwin
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Piers Morgan Tonight
2013
TV Series
Himself
Council 51
2001
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Jeopardy!
2016
TV Series
Himself
Weiner
2016
Documentary
Himself
The Emperor's New Clothes
2015
Documentary
Mayor of New York, USA
The Insider
2015
TV Series
Himself
CNN Newsroom
2014
TV Series
Himself
Now with Alex Wagner
2014
TV Series
Himself - Mayor, New York City
Crossfire
2014
TV Series
Himself
Democracy Now!
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself
Up Late with Alec Baldwin
2013
TV Series
Himself - New York City Mayoral Candidate
Known for movies
Chutzpah (2013) as Himself
Council 51 (2001) as Himself
Celebrate Israel Parade (2016) as Himself - Mayor of NYC
Up Late with Alec Baldwin (2013) as Himself - Guest
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