--- description: Scheduled for Saturday on Roosevelt Island. title: NYC Mayor to Skip Hillary Clinton Launch Event image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dfa38bf446807a0/698854033c163922a94584ef/gettyimages-476445122.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NYC Mayor to Skip Hillary Clinton Launch Event  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jun 10, 2015 9:25 PM CUT  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the "God's Love We Deliver" Building Dedication at God's Love We Deliver on June 9, 2015 in New York City. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at the "God's Love We Deliver" Building Dedication at God's Love We Deliver on June 9, 2015 in New York City.Monica Schipper—Getty Images  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Jun 10, 2015 9:25 PM CUT New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio [will not attend](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-nyc-launch-rally-118825.html "undefined") Hillary Clinton’s campaign launch in his own city on Saturday, his press secretary told _Politico_ on Wednesday. De Blasio, a democrat, has yet to endorse the former Secretary of State, who is the frontrunner for the democratic nomination, despite having run her successful campaign for the Senate in 2000\. Although she’s set to kick off her campaign on Roosevelt Island, and her headquarters is located in Brooklyn, de Blasio has said that he will not endorse a 2016 candidate until he hears the ways in which they plan to address wage issues. “I’m waiting to hear a fuller vision from each on how we’ll actually tackle income inequality,” he [told](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-transcripts-june-7-2015-christie-de-blasio/ "undefined") CBS earlier this month. \[[_Politico_](http://www.politico.com/story/2015/06/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-nyc-launch-rally-118825.html "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3916983/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-nyc/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3916983/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-nyc/"},"headline":"NYC Mayor to Skip Hillary Clinton Launch Event","datePublished":"2015-06-10T21:25:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T08:06:23.466Z","description":"Scheduled for Saturday on Roosevelt Island","url":"https://time.com/3916983/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-nyc/","keywords":["2016 Election","Bill de Blasio","Hillary Clinton","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dfa38bf446807a0/698854033c163922a94584ef/gettyimages-476445122.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dfa38bf446807a0/698854033c163922a94584ef/gettyimages-476445122.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"God's Love We Deliver\" Building Dedication","caption":"\"God's Love We Deliver\" Building Dedication","creditText":"Monica Schipper—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3916983/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-nyc/","name":"NYC Mayor to Skip Hillary Clinton Launch Event"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Hillary Clinton 2016 Campaign Launch Highlight","description":"Hillary Clinton 2016 Campaign Launch Highlight","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/oxkyGIWI/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-13T17:34:46.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/oxkyGIWI.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3916983/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-nyc/","duration":"PT50S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3916983/bill-de-blasio-hillary-clinton-campaign-launch-nyc/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```