Where is Mayor Bill de Blasio during the New York City blackout?
Not in New York City.
The presidential candidate is campaigning in Iowa on Saturday.
Public Advocate candidate Joe Borelli laid into de Blasio on Twitter:
Those of us with power can see our fearless leader addressing us from Waterloo, Iowa, where there is ample power. pic.twitter.com/DdTgjaoM15
— Joe Borelli (@JoeBorelliNYC) July 14, 2019
“Those of us with power can see our fearless leader addressing us from Waterloo, Iowa, where there is ample power,” he wrote.
De Blasio phoned into CBS News to talk to residents.
Mayor Bill De Blasio comments on current New York City massive power outage https://t.co/H9n7JJUntx pic.twitter.com/FO47JhXFh4
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 14, 2019
He was having to manage the situation remotely from some 1,075 miles away.
WATCH: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio comments on Manhattan blackout https://t.co/bDxdkmlQzp pic.twitter.com/9qJrWnm729
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) July 14, 2019
“It’s en emerging situation. I’m told by the police department … we’ve seen no indication of foul play,” de Blasio said.
The mayor was asked by MSNBC if he would leave the campaign trail and return to New York, and he responded, “No, in the next short while, what the duration of the situation is expected to be and then I’m going to make that decision.”
Portions of Manhattan are hit with a blackout tonight.
The New York Daily News reports:
The blackout hit 42 years to the day after the massive 1977 power outage that wiped out electricity across nearly all of the city. …
More than 42,000 Con Ed customers had lost electricity by around 8 p.m.
[Con Ed spokesman Michael] Clendenin didn’t know how long the power might be out. City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Con Ed executives told him they hoped to have power back by midnight.
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