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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:02 PM Dec 2013

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NY Mayor-elect de Blasio to live in Gracie Mansion

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Once more, Gracie Mansion will be home to the mayor of New York City.

Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio ended weeks of speculation by announcing Wednesday that his family would move to the mayor's official residence.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/ny-mayor-elect-de-blasio-to-live-in-gracie-mansion/article_7ece7d22-44ad-56b0-89fe-a278fe30a719.html

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NY Mayor-elect de Blasio to live in Gracie Mansion (Original Post) LiberalElite Dec 2013 OP

Good SummerSnow Dec 2013 #1

I think living in "public housing" while a public official helps to remind them of their duty TeamPooka Dec 2013 #2

Gracie Mansion is "public housing"? former9thward Dec 2013 #3

Alas. Not opulent enough for some. n/t Smarmie Doofus Dec 2013 #8

and yet both are "the people's house" so they are essentially public housing. TeamPooka Dec 2013 #11

Good.. that's where Mayor Elect Bill de Blasio and his Cha Dec 2013 #4

Absolutely. Mira Dec 2013 #5

.. Cha Dec 2013 #6

His family's statement posted earlier: elleng Dec 2013 #7

It's basically a matter of security. . . DinahMoeHum Dec 2013 #9

I am sure the NYPD... iandhr Dec 2013 #10

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

1. Good

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:15 PM

Dec 2013

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

2. I think living in "public housing" while a public official helps to remind them of their duty

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:25 PM

Dec 2013

to the people they serve.
It's hard to remember this in your opulent townhouse

former9thward

(33,424 posts)

3. Gracie Mansion is "public housing"?

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:29 PM

Dec 2013

It is pretty opulent. It is like calling the White House "public housing."

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

8. Alas. Not opulent enough for some. n/t

Reply to former9thward (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:43 PM

Dec 2013

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

11. and yet both are "the people's house" so they are essentially public housing.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:47 PM

Dec 2013

Cha

(319,077 posts)

4. Good.. that's where Mayor Elect Bill de Blasio and his

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:32 PM

Dec 2013

family belong!

Mira

(22,685 posts)

5. Absolutely.

Reply to Cha (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:36 PM

Dec 2013

You said it just right!

Cha

(319,077 posts)

6. ..

Reply to Mira (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:37 PM

Dec 2013

elleng

(141,926 posts)

7. His family's statement posted earlier:

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:39 PM

Dec 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10686004

DinahMoeHum

(23,607 posts)

9. It's basically a matter of security. . .

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 08:55 PM

Dec 2013

. . .God only knows how many nuts there are out there who are freaked out about his background and his family.

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

10. I am sure the NYPD...

Reply to DinahMoeHum (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 11, 2013, 09:13 PM

Dec 2013

... would have had a **** fit if he said he would stay in Park Slope.

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