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Ask Bill de Blasio Why

. . . our children are in danger from the system that should be protecting them

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Psychiatric Detention of Foster Kids Is Focus of Lawsuit

May 2010--A federal lawsuit alleges that New York City’s child welfare agency commits wayward foster children to psychiatric hospitals and leaves them there long after they are declared fit for release.
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Whistleblower Didn't "Die of AIDS"

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De Blasio Offers "Respectful," Evasive Answers to Constituent

October 31, 2009--Bill deBlasio, questioned today outside the gated yard of his Park Slope home, gave evasive answers to "Ask de Blasio Why" organizer and council district constituent Elizabeth Ely. And he asserted that the city's policy on the enrollment of children in drug trials had been change [ ... ]

De Blasio Beats Green, 63-36

September 29, 2009--In today's Democratic primary runoff for Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio bested Mark Green, 62.5% to 37.5%. This means that de Blasio will face Staten Island Republican Alex Zablocki in the citywide general election in November. "Ask de Blasio Why" intends to seek Zablocki's po [ ... ]

Village Voice Tracks De Blasio's Race to the Bottom

Tired of those Bill de Blasio flyers littering your front entrance? Fellow Park Sloper and Village Voice columnist Wayne Barrett is, too. In the runoff race against Mark Green, de Blasio may be "standing tall," but, Barrett reports, he's "aiming low" with misleading attacks on Green.
Writes Bar [ ... ]

"Ask de Blasio Why" Asks For a Response -- Again

The following e-mail was submitted to Bill de Blasio's district and campaign offices on Sept. 18, 2009:

Dear Mr. de Blasio:

As a constituent of your city council district, I am very concerned about the Incarnation Children's Center scandal involving children being enrolled in experimental drug trial [ ... ]

Primary Results: De Blasio, Green to Face Off

September 16, 2009--After no candidate for Public Advocate garnered the votes needed to win in yesterday's Democratic primary election, Bill de Blasio and Mark Green will face each other in a runoff election on September 29. De Blasio won 33% of the vote, Green 31%. It's more important than ever [ ... ]

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for news about the campaign, the candidates, and drug testing on orphans.