NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Public Advocate, a watchdog who helps oversee the $30 billion New York City Employee Retirement System, on Wednesday said he would lobby big investors to demand full disclosure of corporate spending on political campaigns. Bill de Blasio, a Democrat who formerly helped run Hilary Clinton's presidential campaign, said he was responding to ...

City Councilman and candidate for public advocate Bill de Blasio of Brooklyn says just-declared candidate Mark Green is a "friend."
In a public statement, de Blasio wrote, "I am running for Public Advocate because I believe we need an independent presence in City Hall, fighting for all New Yorkers who do not have a voice. I have known Mark Green ...

A small victory for the people fighting Michael Bloomberg's term-limits extension: their legal case against it has been fast-tracked, according to a plaintiff in the case, City Councilman Bill de Blasio, who sent over this statement:
"Today our appeal of the term limits decision was granted an expedited schedule, a critical factor in making sure any decision on this ...