De Blasio announces he will not run for NY governor

Bill de Blasio
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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday that he would not be running for governor of New York.

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"I am not going to be running for Governor of New York State, but I am going to devote every fiber of my being to fighting inequality in the state of New York," he wrote on Twitter.

Had previously teased a bid for the race for governor and filed paperwork with the New York State Board of Elections to request the creation of the 'New Yorkers for a Fair Future" committee last November.

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