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Dante De Blasio Goes On Columbia University Tour
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 20, 2014
Modified Apr 20, 2014
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Published Apr 20, 2014
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Last weekend, NYC's First Son, Dante de Blasio, was spotted touring Wesleyan University with his parents. Now he's taken the college hunt closer to home—he was at Columbia University yesterday!
According to Bwog tipsters, "Bill de Blasio, his son, Dante de Blasio, and wife Chirlane McCray have been touring around Columbia University—they’ve been spotted walking to campus near Starbucks, strolling through Riverside Park, and taking a personal tour near Butler Library and the freshmen residence halls."
Dante de Blasio and Mayor de Blasio listen to Columbians (Bwog)
A Columbia staffer at Hartley Hall also told Bwog, "I was on the phone talking, and I just looked up and it was him, and I was like, ‘It’s You!’ and he came over and shook my hand."
The mayor has pointed out Dante is only a junior—and budding meteorologist/excellent stoop shoveler—and has time to think about it, "Dante is very open-minded. He’s looking at a lot of different places. And it’s exciting.... It’s exciting to see through his eyes as he looks at schools and think about his future ahead. ... This was really the first chance for him to start experiencing it and feeling it."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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