{"id":14622,"date":"2016-11-11T11:33:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=14622"},"modified":"2016-11-11T11:33:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:33:24","slug":"mayor-de-blasio-holds-staff-meeting-at-his-brooklyn-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/mayor-de-blasio-holds-staff-meeting-at-his-brooklyn-gym\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor de Blasio Holds Staff Meeting at His Brooklyn Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This takes working out to a whole new level.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor de Blasio summoned several top staffers for a Friday morning meeting at his favorite spot in the city \u2014 his Brooklyn gym.<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio held a 10:30 a.m. meeting at the Prospect Park YMCA with seven aides \u2014 including both his and First Lady Chirlane McCray\u2019s chiefs of staff \u2014 on Sept. 23, according to a review of his private schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was about setting his upcoming schedule and lasted a half an hour.<\/p>\n<p>His press secretary Eric Phillips said it was rare for him to hold a meeting at the Y \u2014 which a review of schedules prior to the treadmill summit seemed to back up \u2014 and that it is only done &#8220;when it makes sense for scheduling and travel purposes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio likes to spend Fridays out of City Hall in his old Park Slope neighborhood, a curious habit that recently raised eyebrows <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/de-blasio-refuses-explain-brooklyn-queens-helicopter-ride-article-1.2843073\">when he used an NYPD helicopter to fly<\/a> him from Prospect Park to a speech he was giving in Queens during rush hour.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ra-module h\">\n<figure class=\"ra-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2868237.1478821775!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_750\/gym11n-3-web.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2868237.1478821775!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_750\/gym11n-3-web.jpg 750w, http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2868237.1478821775!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_1200\/gym11n-3-web.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"A City Hall staffer said it's rare for the mayor to schedule meetings at the YMCA in Park Slope, Brooklyn.\" \/><figcaption>\n<h2 class=\"ra-caption\">A City Hall staffer said it&#8217;s rare for the mayor to schedule meetings at the YMCA in Park Slope, Brooklyn.<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ra-credit\">(BYRON SMITH\/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>His casual Fridays typically include time at the gym, Colson Patisserie and Bar Toto, though his aides say he is working throughout the day on his phone and through updates.<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio uses Bar Toto, a modestly-priced Italian eatery, as an office away from City Hall, including as a spot to call donors to contribute to his 2017 City Hall campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Fund-raising calls are prohibited from inside City Hall.<\/p>\n<p>On the morning that he made his staffers schlep to Brooklyn, he had no public events other than a radio interview on WNYC.<\/p>\n<p>As he frequently does, he called into the interview from the Park Slope Library, which is right near the gym, the schedule shows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ra-module h\">\n<figure class=\"ra-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2868239.1478821776!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_750\/621637246.jpg\" srcset=\"http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2868239.1478821776!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_750\/621637246.jpg 750w, http:\/\/assets.nydailynews.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.2868239.1478821776!\/img\/httpImage\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/article_1200\/621637246.jpg 1200w\" alt=\"While it's good for mayors to get out of City Hall to meet with New Yorkers, politics experts say Hizzoner should mix it up rather than continue vising the Y.\" \/><figcaption>\n<h2 class=\"ra-caption\">While it&#8217;s good for mayors to get out of City Hall to meet with New Yorkers, politics experts say Hizzoner should mix it up rather than continue vising the Y.<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ra-credit\">(DREW ANGERER\/GETTY IMAGES)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In addition to several staff phone calls, he blocked off two substantial chunks of the mid-day \u2014 12:30 to 3 p.m. and 3:45 to 5:30 p.m. \u2014 as \u201ccall time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His rep said that \u201ccall time\u201d is blocked off for \u201call sorts of calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Sherrill, professor emeritus of political science at Hunter College, said mayors should try and get out of the bubble that is City Hall, but de Blasio should try and mix it up a bit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting out of the office and dealing with real people helps a lot &#8230; but I wouldn\u2019t go to the same place all the time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>And dragging your staff to Brooklyn likely won\u2019t make you a popular boss.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking the trip takes everyone away from their work for an extended period of time,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019ve got go back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/news\/politics\/mayor-de-blasio-holds-staff-meeting-brooklyn-gym-article-1.2868240\">NY Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This takes working out to a whole new level. Mayor de Blasio summoned several top staffers for a Friday morning meeting at his favorite spot in the city \u2014 his Brooklyn gym. 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