Bill de Blasio is an American politician who was the 109th mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he held the office of New York City Public Advocate from 2010 to 2013.
Blasio in 2019
Bill de Blasio's maternal grandfather came from the Italian city of Sant'Agata de' Goti.
The New York City Council chambers, where de Blasio served from 2002 to 2009
De Blasio speaking at his January 2010 inauguration
The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.
Mayor of New York City
"New York's new solar system": Tammany Hall revolves around Boss Croker in this 1899 cartoon in Puck.