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De Blasio held more meetings at Gracie Mansion than City Hall
August 27, 2018 | 2:14amIt took six months after his election before Mayor Bill de Blasio finally moved into Gracie Mansion — but now he won’t leave. De Blasio has gotten so comfortable in...
Goldman Sachs CEO may run for mayor
June 19, 2018 | 4:53pmYou can call him Hizzoner, but you can’t make him run. Lloyd Blankfein said he might want to trade in Goldman Sachs for Gracie Mansion. The Wall Street bank CEO...
NYPD sergeant who blamed failed drug test on hair weave has new excuse
March 23, 2018 | 11:03pmAn NYPD sergeant whose positive marijuana test got her booted from the security detail at Gracie Mansion has abandoned her “hair weave” defense — and she’s now claiming she may...
Cops bust irate man for threatening to attack Gracie Mansion
October 16, 2017 | 1:07pmAn irate Staten Island man called cops raging that he had military training and was about to kill anyone he can find at Gracie Mansion -- prompting a massive police...
Columbus controversy makes its way into de Blasio's backyard
October 6, 2017 | 3:07amThe Christopher Columbus controversy got as close to home as it could get Thursday night, literally landing in Mayor de Blasio’s backyard. During a celebration of Italian heritage at Gracie...
Italian-American leaders boycott mayor's reception for Columbus day
October 2, 2017 | 4:52pmItalian-American leaders plan to boycott Mayor de Blasio’s Italian-American heritage reception at Gracie Mansion on Thursday to protest his refusal to defend Christopher Columbus statues. The Gracie Mansion event precedes...
Curtis Sliwa arrested outside Gracie Mansion
July 25, 2017 | 9:22amGuardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa was busted Tuesday for trying to serve Mayor Bill de Blasio with a lawsuit outside Gracie Mansion. The outspoken activist was given a desk-appearance ticket...
De Blasio can't even keep Gracie Mansion from falling apart
May 7, 2017 | 10:39pmThe city’s falling apart — right outside Hizzoner’s back door. A section of seawall about a half a block north of Gracie Mansion crumbled into the East River after Saturday’s...
Gracie Mansion is racking up building violations
March 29, 2017 | 10:20amIf Mayor de Blasio wants to reduce the number of building violations across the city he could start at home. Records show Gracie Mansion was slapped with six Buildings Department...
Gracie Mansion cops arrest guy who attacked elderly man
October 30, 2016 | 7:48pmTwo quick-thinking cops assigned to Mayor de Blasio’s security detail at Gracie Mansion arrested a man wanted for randomly attacking an 85-year-old in the area four days earlier, police said....
Cops on break arrest man wanted for assault
October 30, 2016 | 3:17pmTwo quick-thinking cops assigned to Mayor de Blasio’s security detail at Gracie Mansion arrested a man wanted for attacking an 85-year-old in the area four days earlier, police said. The...
De Blasio unveils his Halloween costume at Gracie Mansion party
October 30, 2016 | 2:54amMayor de Blasio’s Halloween costume is giving New Yorkers “labor” pains. The city’s first couple donned early 20th-century garb to dole treats to tykes at their annual Gracie Mansion Halloween...
Artist denies he forced park worker to clean dog poop off shoe
October 14, 2016 | 3:44pmThe artist accused of demanding that a parks worker clean poop off his fancy European shoes fired back Friday, saying she's full of crap. Christos Palios, whose art was on...
Park worker forced to clean dog poop off artist's shoe
October 13, 2016 | 4:10pmThat really stinks! A pampered artist stepped in dog poop in the shadow of Gracie Mansion, demanded that Parks Department workers clean the mess off his fancy European shoes —...
De Blasio padded City Hall with 264 'special assistants'
October 3, 2016 | 1:09amMayor Bill de Blasio padded the city payroll with 264 “special assistants” during the past fiscal year — a more than 140 percent increase over his predecessor, The Post has...
De Blasio gave staff hefty raises at taxpayer expense: report
August 11, 2016 | 10:00pmMayor Bill de Blasio played Santa Claus last year at taxpayers’ expense, doling out raises to almost his entire staff — with 92 exceeding 10 percent. Of the 475 mayor’s...
'De Blasio sucks!': Furious cops protest meager raise proposal
November 11, 2015 | 6:45pmHundreds of livid police union members staged a noisy protest outside Gracie Mansion Wednesday evening, chanting “de Blasio sucks” and “One-term mayor” in response to arbitrators’ recent 1-percent raise proposal....
Gracie Mansion neighbors furious at city for hogging public space
November 1, 2015 | 12:30amVisitors to Gracie Mansion are using Carl Schurz Park as their own personal parking lot, enraging neighbors of the 15-acre oasis. City Parks Department workers are also leaving personal cars...
Archibald Gracie portrait confused for George Washington -- in Gracie Mansion
October 24, 2015 | 2:47amRed-faced curators at Gracie Mansion admitted Friday that they mistakenly identified a portrait of Archibald Gracie, the 18th-century shipping magnate who built the historic home, as George Washington. The embarrassing...
De Blasio denies plan to dump George Washington portraits
October 14, 2015 | 1:12amThe De Blasios have dumped portraits of George Washington and others from Gracie Mansion to add more diversity to the artwork hanging in his official residence, a report said. A...