Bill de Blasio Claims a High-Powered Consultant as an "Agent of the City" to Withhold Emails
Brendan O'Connor · 05/18/16 05:35PMMayor Bill de Blasio, who rode into office on a wave of populist anger—buoyed in no small part by promises of transparency—has denied an open-records request from local news channel NY1 for emails between his office and a high-powered political operative Jonathan Rosen, whose consulting firm BerlinRosen is deeply entwined with his administration.