The de Blasios are moving to Manhattan.
After weeks of uncertainty about where they’ll live after Jan. 1, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio and his family announced Wednesday that they are leaving their home in Park Slope for Gracie Mansion on the Upper East Side.
They cited “a variety of reasons, like logistical and security concerns” that made the shift the “practical choice.”
A message, signed “By Bill, Chirlane, Chiara and Dante” on de Blasio’s transition Web site, said:
“It’s a tough decision. Brooklyn is our home and Park Slope is our neighborhood. And we love these places. In many ways, they’ve come to define who we are.”
The mayor-elect has previously said that a concern for Dante was his commute to Brooklyn Tech HS in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, which is just minutes from Park Slope.
The family said that they still plan to keep their house and promised to remain fixtures in their old neighborhood.
“Even while we move to Gracie Mansion for a spell, we’ll be keeping our home in Brooklyn and stopping by our favorite spots like The Purity Diner and Bar Toto as often as we can. And don’t bet against seeing us at the Park Slope YMCA occasionally,” the family said.