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LIMOUSINE LIBERALS: Bill de Blasio Attends Ultra-Elite Met Gala in Designer Tux as NYC Spirals

posted by Hannity Staff - 9.14.21

Outgoing New York Mayor Bill de Blasio attended the ultra-elite Met Gala this week, wearing a designer tuxedo at the star-studded event featuring the Big Appleā€™s wealthiest and most-connected people.

ā€œMayor de Blasio wore a suit by Brooklyn designer Dreu Beckemberg and his wife, Chirlane McCray, also represented the borough in a Fe Noel gown and Pamela Love jewelry,ā€ posted Vogue Magazine on Twitter.

ā€œWhile de Blasio has previouslyĀ calledĀ the Met gala ā€˜not my cup of tea,ā€™ it may well have been the return-to-normal that this yearā€™s gala represented that compelled him. De Blasio and his familyā€™s ensembles were clearly chosen with an eye toward New York pride, with the mayor wearing a suit by Brooklyn designer Dreu Beckemberg and McCray also embracing the borough in a Fe Noel gown and Pamela Love jewelry,ā€ added the iconic fashion magazine.

ā€œThe mayor made the decision to attend months ago in one of his hours-long economic recovery war room meetings led by Lorraine Grillo. He wanted to highlight a local designer who had been able to make it through the pandemic,ā€ spokesperson Bill NeidhardtĀ told Politico, adding, ā€œItā€™s a notable way to grab peopleā€™s attention and highlight the return of the cityā€™s fashion industry jobs.ā€

Read the full report at Vogue.

DE BLASIO SPIRALS: 2 NYPD Shot, 1 Stabbed, Mayor Says Protests Remind Him of John Lennonā€™s ā€˜Imagineā€™

posted by Hannity Staff - 6.04.20

Two members of the NYPD were shot in Brooklyn overnight Monday and another officer stabbed in the neck as protesters defied an 8pm curfew imposed by beleaguered Mayor Bill de Blasio.

ā€œThe melee unfolded when a suspect approached a cop on Church Avenue near Flatbush Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. and stabbed him in the neck, a police source said,ā€ reports the New York Post.

Meanwhile, the mayor faced a growing backlash after saying the violent situation reminded him of John Lennonā€™s utopian anthem ā€˜Imagine.ā€™

ā€œI donā€™t mean to make light of this. But Iā€™m reminded of the song ā€˜Imagineā€™ by John Lennon. We played it at my inauguration! What about a world where people got along differently? What about a world where we didnā€™t live with a lot of the restrictions that we live with now,ā€ said De Blasio. ā€œWeā€™re not there yet. The protest movement themselves is how we make progress!ā€

Read the full report at the New York Post.

DE BLASIO SPIRALS: 400+ Shootings in NYC Since March, Mayor Says ā€˜Iā€™m Going to Answer in the Positive!ā€™

posted by Hannity Staff - 6.09.21

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio continued to deflect criticism as violent crime spirals out of control in the nationā€™s biggest metropolis; saying Big Apple residents must work together to ā€œget past this tough moment in history.ā€

There have been more than 400 shootings in New York City since March 1st.

“People can ask questions in the negative, Iā€™m going to answer in the positive,” Hizzoner said. “I think this is a little inside baseball, with all due respect.”

 

“We are doing what weā€™ve got to do to set the strategies in place to get past this really tough moment in our cityā€™s history ā€” and we will overcome it,” he added.

“Itā€™s all smoke and mirrors like yesterday,” said one police officer. “De BlasioĀ canā€™t blameĀ COVIDĀ and his perfect stormĀ anymore.”

“Next they will announce a new program called ā€˜community policing,'” the person added. “The truth isĀ crimeĀ is out of control, these cops feel they have their hands tied and feel no one in City Hall will backĀ them.”

Read the full report at Fox News.