Mayor vs. speaker

Name: Mayor vs. speaker
Uploaded: 2017-05-12T02:30:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 25 s
Description: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his correction commissioner and said that critics are obsessing over the issue of the misuse of city-owned vehicles. However, the City Council speaker couldn't disagree more. Melissa Mark-Viverito is now on the record calling for Commissioner Joseph Ponte to resign in the wake of several revelations about him and the department.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to defend his correction commissioner and said that critics are obsessing over the issue of the misuse of city-owned vehicles. However, the City Council speaker couldn't disagree more. Melissa Mark-Viverito is now on the record calling for Commissioner Joseph Ponte to resign in the wake of several revelations about him and the department.

Posted May 11, 2017 10:59pm EDT