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Bill de Blasio’s Post-Eric Garner NYPD Training Is Expensive ‘Waste of Time’

A high-ranking New York Police Department official tells the New York Post that an expensive training program introduced by Mayor Bill de Blasio after the Eric Garner controversy has been “a big disappointment on the backs of the city because they’re paying for this course” to the tune of $35 million dollars for what many believe is a “waste of time.”

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Bill de Blasio Issues Statement on Chapel Hill Shooting

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a statement applauding the FBI investigation of the murders of North Carolinians Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, and Deah Barakat on behalf of NYC’s “large and vibrant Muslim communities.”

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De Blasio, Garcetti Lead Legal Brief In Support of Exec. Amnesty 

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti are leading an effort to oppose a lawsuit, filed by 25 states, that seeks to halt President Obama’s executive amnesty. De Blasio and Garcetti announced plans Friday to file an amicus brief that will support President Obama’s executive actions on immigration against the states’ lawsuit.

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De Blasio Launches IDNYC: ‘You Can’t Afford Not to Have’ It

Quoting lines from Field of Dreams, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday launched the city’s “IDNYC” municipal identification card program, which will be available to all New York residents–including illegal immigrants. De Blasio said New York residents were

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NYPD Union Chief: Bill de Blasio Is the Problem

On Wednesday, Patrick Lynch, president of the Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, the New York Police Department’s largest union, said, after meeting with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, that de Blasio–not police department leaders–is the reason his association is upset. Lynch stated that the mayor has no desire to fix the broken relationship between the NYPD and City Hall.

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Bill De Blasio to Ban Plastic Foam in New York Restaurants

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested banning restaurants from using plastic foam containers in his final State of the City address back in 2013, and now current Mayor Bill de Blasio is going through with a ban beginning in July of this year.

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Wounded NYPD Officer Reportedly Unhappy with Mayor De Blasio’s Visit

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is still reaping the consequences from the months of anti-police statements he’s made with officers booing him, turning their backs to him, and otherwise showing opposition. That opposition continues this week as two more officers were shot in the Big Apple, and one of them reportedly didn’t appreciate the mayor’s sympathy visit on Tuesday.