Honestly, It was a thought that came to my mind right away.
I was very curious to hear what the Mayor will say when the story came out. As we are so used to hearing at press conferences, from police commissioners and Mayors all the time as saying. “We will get to the bottom of things”, “I will make sure the thieve”, murderer, what ever the case may be is will be apprehended and brought to trail on on on, “. We all grown ups (at least most of us I hope)understand well that is easier said then done. But the leading figure if its a mayor or a police commissioner etc. have to show that their some one in control in the city even many people might think, yeah sure, talking like a big shot, lets see what you could do. (Yes people close to the case should be involved and and make sure everything possible is done to solve a case.)
But the main reason for them speaking up could be for different reasons, for a certain incident to keep people calm, others hopeful, others safe on and on. We remember after 9/11 President Bush went to ground 0 with a loud speaker and started yelling. Do you have any idea what difference it made to so many people. Can you imagine if the news would be that he is hiding in the basement of the White house for a month. (I’m not comparing, I’m just giving an examples) and remember the support Mr. Dinkins gave to the people of Brooklyn when it came to crown heights. How scary and frightening it was for everyone because he acted the way he did.

I think/hope you get my drift,
I think, It is not that they needed the Mayor or police commissioner to “come down to the stark residents”. And ya know what, maybe that is what they needed emotionally, who knows. (Not saying now, if he should go or not)
My point is when your in pain you want support more then anything and from anybody.
Now one might say, Why should the Mayor be busy with comforting the family, community, city, etc in any case. Their is one answer to that. Because he is the Mayor. He was running around asking everyone to vote for him so he can be there for our city for us. Now you might say he will be busy with it all day. Well, I hope not, let’s hope he will try to keep the city safe. But sadly things do happen. And secondly, Their are things you can do that make a difference. And again for everyone it is something else. Different things work for different people and you can’t make everyone happy or bring someone back. Do I need to give him ideas?
If he truly does not want to start making house calls, maybe hire a PR man specially to visit family in a case like this. And hand them over a personnel letter from the mayor addressed from city hall. For me as a grown up I’m not sure if I’d care. but can you imagine how a 7 or 9 year old boy/girl would feel if the phone rings in middle of Dinner and the person on the other line says hi, This is Bill De’blasio, may I please speak with little moshie/jonny/lucy etc. Hi, this the mayor of the whole city of NY I’m calling to let you know that I’m also a daddy, and I will not rest until the bad guy is in jail.
And the truth is, even adults need to hear something like that at times.
Not saying anything at all can be very very painful and even scary to to the people even closer to the person they lost. I’m sure if he would of made one powerful statement like a leader, the reaction would be different.

And about those saying he shouldn’t go to Stark because he will have to go to the family on Avenue C. What is wrong with some of us? #1 First of all, how many grown ups have been kidnapped and burned in the city this year? We are talking about a brutal murder case here, on Mr. Braton and this Mayors watch. And we know of at least two murderers that are on the loose for a week now. So what ever the Mayors policy is, about how he will react to crimes publicly, let’s hear it.

#2 Why in the world, again are people “Yidden” so fast to bad mouth, judge, slander other Yidden in severe pain, for what? for asking for support from the Mayor. Tell me one reason in the world, why someone crying about losing a close friend/relative in this case Mr. Stark O”H be busy asking why the Mayor didn’t go or speak up to the other murder case etc. I’m not down playing or comparing but obviously, in the other case the police apprehended the suspect very swiftly. And how in the world are you going to compare one murder to the other in any case. How many shootings happen in this city because of people know that other people have guns, but they don’t turn them in, because they don’t rat. And yes, a lot of sad stories happen where innocent people and even young babies and children get killed from a stray. Every lose or murder in this city is pain no matter what race, color, religion, the child or adult might be, If you think it is not your friend/relative think what you would say if you knew chas v’Sholom who it is no matter if it was it was your friends, neighbors, co workers, doctors, nurse, fireman’s, police mans, bus driver, sanitation, delivery man, on and on, on. We live in a civilized nation and we are thought to treat and greet everyone with respect and we should teach our children the same. But it is the people that run the city that need to make the people live in it safe and secure and also make us all feel that we are as well. And if in any other case g-d forbid where the Mayor doesn’t show up. They should not feel they can’t say anything because then he will have to go to Ave C. If the people on Ave C feel they need/want the Mayor. They can speak up about it. The people in Wiliamsburg don’t have to be busy with that at all.

And by the way, I personally can understand where these people are coming from. Sadly, Nebech, let’s not talk about the nifter now. Let’s talk about the Family for one minute the people that will need to grow up and walk around with this for the rest of their lives. Don’t they have the right to want some answers to this scary story. Instead of talking about this horrible murder everyone is talking about how to boycott the post and all the other trash talk if he was a slumlord or not. Don’t they have the right to want some mercy.
Not saying i’m defending anyone (maybe I should) (have no clue who Mr. stark was by the way.)because it doesn’t matter to the case because what ever the case it doesn’t justify murder. In my opinion most of us know good and well, how any opinion, reply, comment, section of any site works like. Anyone can say what ever they want about anyone freely including this site. So you might say if it wasn’t true people wouldn’t write it. Well, well, nebech nebech, what happened to us in the past few years, so many of us don’t even know the difference between a story a “chashad” accusation and gossip. We are so addicted to a good piece of loshon hora. So many people think that if there is a comment box we need to write something to get it going. How many of you own online stores? or have reviewed an item you didn’t like and gave a negative review with out even thinking twice. So I feel that is where all this trash came from, no one in their right mind would go to the press and say I hated my landlord less then 24 hrs after the biggest most wanted case in this city was opened. Would you want to be suspect #1 ? come on, we all know where they got it from. They went on line, and even if a police source did throw out a tip. where did they get? they also went online and did the search no one would call the police and say, I didn’t do it but I want you to know my faucet is leaking. So all the trash talk and gossip is from one site where people where expressing their feelings about their landlord.
And that is exactly what many of us on here are continuing to do. Gossip gossip gossip, the reason you should keep your comments to your self not because it’s not a free country it is, Because you are a Yid, because you didn’t know him. He wasn’t your land lord, you should get your self out of this epidemic of reading and posting to comments because you are a Yid and we have a Yeiza Hora it is to hard for us to say, wait I don’t even know who we are talking about why am I believing every word I just read because it is printed? and in most cases I don’t even know who wrote it or how honest that source is.

I started writing the post when their was 16 above me. I don’t know how many more are on here by now. I hope the negativity will ease up a little.

Sorry for writing so much, I had to get it out. They say it’s healthy

So let’s also give Bill de Blasio breathing space to learn up all of these protocols & expectations of him.

And I see no basis for inferring any politicking by the mayor in his decision not to make a shiva call on the Stark family. I do think some of the commenters above are trying to find political motivation or anti-Semitism in the mayor’s non-visit to the grieving family, and such ideas are as unsound as the Post’s ugly headline about Mr. Stark.

In fairness to the family – if they truly requested he visit – the request was most likely made before the other landlord’s murder was made public. It takes time from an interview till it actually makes it to press. So please, stop badmouthing them.

let them do another interview. and anyway did they realize that there where 14 other murder victims since he became mayor or where they to late for that too

Also, Nassau does not run the whole investigation, it’s being run on both ends; so it’s a lazy cop out.

The fact is Menachem Stark A”H was given very bad press coverage and it definitely appears De Blasio is looking the other way to avoid angering his landlord hating constituents in this “divided city” of ours. If he felt otherwise he should have at least commiserated with the family, with or without an actual visit. So I’m waiting… He can still redeem himself, although sooner would have been better than later.

When a police officer or other City employee dies, perhaps the Mayor’s attendance in more appropriate.