A newspaper reporter in London thought they were reaching out to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for an interview about Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani. The person they actually contacted was Bill DeBlasio, a wine importer from Huntington, Long Island.

Instead of correcting the reporter's mistake, DeBlasio decided to have some fun.

"I never said I was the mayor"

It was DeBlasio's email address, bearing his full name, that got his opinion of Mamdani onto the pages of The Times of London.

A reporter reached out via email, and the wine importer light-heartedly obliged, sharing some criticisms of Mamdani.

"I never said I was the mayor. He sent it to 'Mr. de Blasio' and I replied as 'Bill DeBlasio,'" DeBlasio said. "I spelled my name properly, no small D, you know. Th

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