Talk:Bill de Blasio

Lead Image
I was just curious to get a sense of consensus for the lead image. I found some possible replacements. Just leaving it out there:

--TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 08:21, 22 April 2019 (UTC) I vote option b 173.3.199.73 (talk) 02:10, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

"tallest mayor in NY history"
The link says "the tallest mayor in New York’s modern history". The cynic in me suspects laziness on the part of mr Grynbaum; in any case, that's all that's supported by this reference. Art. should have the word "modern" inserted. --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 01:06, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Father Communist Party
Now that it's confirmed that William Jr. is son of a Communist Party member, should that be included in his early life section? 173.15.73.108 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:15, 6 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Cite a reliable source. If it can be shown to be a fact, then fine. If it's a lie or a rumor, fuhgeddaboudit. -- ℜ ob C. alias ALAROB 18:58, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

"His Honor" or "His Honour"
Somebody out there thinks the honorific for the mayor of New York is spelled the British way, "His Honour". Could be. But my search turned up more hits for calling the NYC mayor "His Honor," including Older Times headlines (like this one from 1862) spell it "His Honour," and Jimmy Durante (fl. 1920s-60s) had a song that spells it that way in the sheet music ("His Honour the Mayor"). But I suspect the Durante case is one where the spelling was deliberately antiquated for effect. -- ℜ ob C. alias ALAROB 19:11, 1 August 2019 (UTC)
 * a 1900 New York Times headline
 * and the title of a 1906 Broadway musical, His Honor the Mayor.

Proposed merge with Bill de Blasio 2020 presidential campaign
Little to no content about a campaign that went nowhere and is over now. p b  p  14:08, 20 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Howdy, I am working on an expansion for the article. Despite his low polling, Bill de Blasio was certainly a major candidate. Any run by a mayor of NYC is notable enough to deserve its own article and every other campaign by such a candidate in the last 3 elections (no matter how brief/unsuccessful) has its own article. It seems to me the issue is much more so that the article hasn't been worked on rather than there shouldn't be an article. PrairieKid (talk) 14:19, 20 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I support a merge, but I am willing to wait to see if PrairieKid can develop a really good article about de Blasio's campaign, in which case I'll quite possibly change my mind. --Comment by Selfie City ( talk about my  contributions ) 20:42, 20 September 2019 (UTC)

Support per nom. Wikieditor19920 (talk) 03:49, 1 October 2019 (UTC)
 * I came across the presidential campaign article while doing new page patrol and marked it as reviewed because it is compliant with policies and guidelines. I'm chiming in here just to say that my having approved the article is not a vote to keep the article; I am currently neutral on this merge proposal. signed,Rosguill talk 01:15, 22 September 2019 (UTC)


 * Support. Not every aborted presidential campaign needs its own Wikipedia page. SunCrow (talk) 04:16, 1 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Merged: Overwhelming consensus in favor of merge. Those who wanted to expand the article have been afforded ample time to do so, yet the resulting article is still not long enough to justify being independent of this one. `  p  b  p  01:30, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Cuomo section
For what it's worth, I believe that de Blasio's often-turbulent working relationship with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is worth its own section. SunCrow (talk) 17:17, 22 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2021
"American politician serving as the 109th mayor of New York City since 2014" => "American politician serving since 2014 as the 109th mayor of New York City"

Nobody's going to presume that New York has had 109 mayors since 2014 but it still reads awkwardly. 93.136.140.11 (talk) 01:35, 15 January 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 01:38, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Not a Lawyer
First sentence in article incorrectly claims he's a lawyer. Don't know where this came from. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.125.130.207 (talk) 11:31, April 15, 2021 (UTC)
 * You are correct. I've removed that. – Muboshgu (talk) 18:47, 15 April 2021 (UTC)

2021 Election
I see no mention in the article of his not running for a third term with the New York Times not even mentioning his name in recent articles about the upcoming election. What are the circumstances of this decision? As I recall there are no term limits on those who serve as NYC mayor.
 * Mayors are limited to two terms. pburka (talk) 17:59, 1 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Because not everyone around the world happens to know this information, a simple statement amounting to "de Blasio did not run in the 2021 New York City mayoral election because, by law (or tradition?), New York mayors are limited to two terms" would be very helpful to add to the article. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 00:44, 4 November 2021 (UTC)

Infobox
For about a full year now. We No longer show the successor in the infobox of politicians, between election & inauguration. So, Please stop showing Adams. GoodDay (talk) 08:22, 3 November 2021 (UTC)

Missing material
It seems to me that there are some topics that deserve coverage in this article that are either not mentioned or are not covered in sufficient depth.

First, there is no mention of the campaign finance-related allegations that have dogged de Blasio throughout his tenure. This is a major omission. Please see:

2016: De Blasio Team Violated Campaign Finance Laws, Report Says A Beginner's Guide to the Many Investigations Involving Mayor Bill de Blasio Campaign Finance Board Rules In Mayor’s Favor While Criticizing Him 2017: New York mayor Bill de Blasio faces grilling over alleged fundraising scandal 2019: Nonprofit files complaint alleging de Blasio may have violated campaign finance rules De Blasio’s history of campaign finance scandals 2020: De Blasio’s NYC campaign account hit with $16K fine by regulator 2021: [https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/nyregion/bill-de-blasio-donors-nyc.html De Blasio Fought for 2 Years to Keep Ethics Warning Secret. Here’s Why.] [https://gothamist.com/news/5-years-after-a-campaign-finance-scandal-de-blasio-is-once-again-under-scrutiny-for-ethics-violations De Blasio's Years-Old Ethics Violations Are Once Again Under Scrutiny. But Will It Matter?]

Second, the section on de Blasio's presidential campaign mentions that de Blasio did not reimburse the city for the costs of his NYPD security detail during the campaign. It does not mention that the Department of Investigations found that he had (according to Politico) "misused his security detail to assist his ill-fated presidential campaign and ferry his children around". This should be included in the article. See, , , , , and.

Third, there is no mention of de Blasio's past support of the Sandanistas. See, , , , , and.

74.67.6.88 (talk) 20:38, 21 December 2021 (UTC)


 * You're more likely to get changes made to an article if you propose specific text rather than asking other editors to write about the topics you're interested in. See WP:EDITREQ for more information about making edit requests. Or create an account and edit the page directly. pburka (talk) 20:59, 21 December 2021 (UTC)

Pizza controversy section
There has been an extreme amount of coverage       , including by the international press   , on the de Blasio's pizza controversy. It certainly warrants inclusion.


 * Thank you for providing a list of references demonstrating coverage. While the content itself may be a bit frivolous, it should be fine for inclusion assuming that undue attention isn't given to the event. Dobbyelf62 (talk) 13:09, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

– Howard  🌽33  12:55, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

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