'Is this legal?' Bill de Blasio uses NYPD boat for event at the Statue of Liberty [video]

Hours after announcing his official 2020 presidential run, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio arrived via NYPD boat for a ceremony at the Statue of Liberty:

.@BilldeBlasio and @NYCFirstLady arrive on liberty island in very dramatic fashion. They took an @NYPDnews boat pic.twitter.com/kcYjWws51q

— Courtney Gross (@courtneycgross) May 16, 2019

So, “is this legal?”

Is this legal? Using city resources to campaign? https://t.co/JrkXGPV4eh

— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) May 16, 2019

Probably so as this is billed as an official city event and it’s just a total coincidence that it just so happens to be on the same day he’s running for president:

hours after announcing his presidential run tomorrow, Bill de Blasio will do an official government event at the Statue of Liberty pic.twitter.com/080t5qPWP1

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) May 16, 2019

And the NYPD union can’t be happy with the use of its resources like this:

6. The NYPD union slams de Blasio for running for President. https://t.co/uYkPkkGgz7

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) May 16, 2019

There’s also a question if de Blasio broke the law filming his intro video in the back seat of his city limo and inside of Gracie Mansion:

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4. de Blasio may have broken the law by filming his campaign launch video in his city owned vehicle. https://t.co/ttA0Pg7IQP

— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) May 16, 2019

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Ouch! These testimonials from New Yorkers will NOT make it into any Bill de Blasio 2020 ads https://t.co/GWZfYpydal

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 16, 2019

De Blasio 2020's opening message is literally, 'There's plenty of money in this country, it's just in the wrong hands' https://t.co/5BgXv9Nzdb

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 16, 2019