De Blasio accuses Andrew Cuomo of ‘corruption’ over best-selling memoir

The allegations that top aides helped Gov. Andrew Cuomo write his best-selling memoir are part of a “pattern of corruption” that should be added to the multiple matters under investigation by federal and state authorities, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.

“The issue here is a profound one,” de Blasio said during his daily briefing from City Hall. “What we’re hearing now in this new report…indicates very clearly a pattern of corruption. Pure and simple. A clear, consistent pattern of corruption.”