This item comes by way of the Daily News, but many are reporting the same question. Did Mayor Bill de Blasio violate the cities conflict of interest law when he had a closed meeting with Local 1182 of the Communications Workers of America at PS 66 in Brooklyn.
Dick Dadey Executive Director of Citizens Union is quoted as saying. “From what is known, this appears to have been a political event held at a public school in violation of city rules, The News a;so quotes Dadey “It is important that New Yorkers who want a transparent and accountable city government know that our public officials are faithfully following the laws of New York and the rules that guide their implementation.”
At first there was no comment from the mayor, but in a nupdate a mayoral spokesman is quoted as saying "The DOI reported this was an inadvertent mistake, one the mayor said won’t happen again,"
The complete Daily News article and two page letter to the conflict of interest board from Mr. Dadey can be found here.
