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Bill DeBlasio from Long Island said he was often confused for Bill de Blasio from Park Slope, the 109th mayor of New York City.
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Huntington Man Denies Being De Blasio Impostor
Will the real Bill de Blasio please stand up? A Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio says he never pretended to be the former New York City mayor, despite news reports that misidentified him in the final days of the city’s mayoral race.
Instead, a Times Of London journalist apparently emailed a Long Island wine importer who has the same name (spelled ever so slightly differently, “DeBlasio” vs. “de Blasio”). “I never once said I was the mayor.
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A Long Island wine importer named Bill DeBlasio inadvertently grabbed international headlines this week after he responded to an email meant for another man with a similar name: former New York City M