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Bill de Blasio, NYC mayoral candidate, arrested in hospital protest

Published: July 10, 2013 2:52 PM
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bill de Blasio announced he would run for

Photo credit: Getty Images | Bill de Blasio announced he would run for mayor Jan. 27, 2013.

New York City mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio has been arrested on disorderly conduct charges in a protest over the possible closure of a Brooklyn hospital.

De Blasio, City Council member Steve Levin and about a dozen others were arrested Wednesday afternoon in Midtown Manhattan near a State University of New York campus.

The protesters were later released with summonses.

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