Mayor Bill de Blasio has a long relationship with NYC’s Orthodox community
De Blasio has enjoyed close ties with New York’s large Orthodox Jewish communities, according to several leaders who quickly came to his defense last week.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attends a news conference with Satmar Jewish community leaders in the aftermath of the deadly hate attack on a kosher market in Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 12, 2019. (photo credit: ANDREW LICHTENSTEIN/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES)BySHIRA HANAU/JTA
