With his wife and daughter by his side, Bill de Blasio turned what had intended to be an ordinary campaign rally into a staunch push back against Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest controversial statement: calling Mr. de Blasio’s mayoral bid “racist” for showcasing his mixed-race family.
“All I can say is I hope the mayor will reconsider what he said. I hope he’ll realize that it was inappropriate. And I think the people of this city are ready for us to move forward together,” Mr. de Blasio said earlier this afternoon, standing inside Brooklyn District Attorney candidate Ken Thompson’s campaign headquarters.