De Blasio declares bid for mayor
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, center, gives supporters the thumbs-up after announcing that he is running for mayor on Sunday in Brooklyn. Bill de Blasio made the announcement on the sidewalk in front of his Park Slope house. (Jan. 27, 2013)
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Bill de Blasio made his run for mayor official Sunday right on his own doorstep.
The city's public advocate told a crowd in the dozens outside his Park Slope home that he wants to bring the voices of the city to City Hall if he wins.
De Blasio, 51, a Democrat, said too many city residents, particularly those in the outer boroughs, don't receive the right amount of services or help from...
