NYC Mayor: Too Busy To Heed State Corruption Probe

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he has not been following accusations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo�s administration interfered with a state anti-corruption commission.

Cuomo has been fielding questions about a top aide�s efforts to stop the commission from issuing subpoenas to groups linked to the governor. Cuomo says the now-disbanded commission�s decision to ignore mere suggestions by the aide shows his office didn�t interfere.

De Blasio said Wednesday that he has �a lot of other things to do� and hasn�t monitored the story.

Despite that, he criticized Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino for saying Cuomo behaved like a mafia boss.

De Blasio said he was �particularly offended� as an Italian-American.

The mayor also defended Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, as �a person of high integrity.�

(AP)