LOADING ERROR LOADINGFormer New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday that The Times, a British newspaper, ran an “entirely false and fabricated” interview with him criticizing Zohran Mamdani, and that he’s never communicated with the story’s author. In a statement to The New York Times, the newspaper said someone had been impersonating de Blasio. I want to be 100% clear:The story in the Times of London is entirely false and fabricated. https://t.co/I65e8UV6tm — Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) October 28, 2025AdvertisementThe story featured a shocking quote attributed to de Blasio about the cost of Mamdani’s policy proposals. The story led with The Times’ quotes, only including de Blasio’s denial several paragraphs in.

Source: The Times October 29, 2025 15:47 UTC