Angling for support in his run for a congressional seat from influential Orthodox Jewish leaders in Brooklyn, Bill de Blasio is now apologizing for singling out a Williamsburg sect in a 2020 tweet for holding large gatherings — including a packed funeral — during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. “I have apologized about the tweet about Williamsburg. I want to apologize again,” the ex-mayor told the Hamodia newspaper following a Sunday meeting with some Orthodox Jewish leaders in Borough Park. In April 2020, hundreds of Orthodox Jews gathered in the streets near the intersection of Rutledge Street and Bedford...
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