New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio accidentally emails reporter complaining about subway delays
It seems that even the New York City mayor isn't immune to commuter frustration.
Bill de Blasio meant to email the head of his security detail about his subway commute, but he accidentally sent a copy to The New York Times, too.
In the now-public email addressed to Deputy Inspector Howard Redmond (subject line: "2 problems today"), de Blasio says candidly, "We need a better system."
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De Blasio apparently tried to join average New Yorkers by riding the subway to a Manhattan event on Monday. But when no trains came, de Blasio left the subway, only to find his security vehicles were gone. In the email, de Blasio scolds his security detail for not "waiting to confirm" he made it onto a train.
But aside from reprimanding his staff, de Blasio also voices some pretty classic NYC complaints: "We waited 20 mins for an express only to hear there were major delays," de Blasio wrote in the email. "This was knowable info. Had we had it, we would have avoided a lot of hassles." Preach, mayor. And maybe overhaul the MTA!
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Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.
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