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De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, succeeding Bloomberg

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 02:28

Bill de Blasio was formally inaugurated as New York City`s 109th mayor on Wednesday at a City Hall ceremony where he promised to take "dead aim" at closing the affordability gap he has decried as New York`s tale of two cities.

De Blasio to be sworn in by Bill Clinton

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 04:23

Bill de Blasio will be sworn in as mayor of New York City by former President Bill Clinton.

New York ends Bloomberg era, elects liberal de Blasio as mayor

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2013, 10:43

Voters in New York picked Bill de Blasio to be the city`s first Democratic mayor in a generation, in one of a handful of elections seen as having considerable national importance.