BREAKING NEWS – New York City, New York – Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is separating from his wife, Chirlane McCray, the couple announced.

De Blasio and McCray made the peculiar announcement in an extensive dual interview with the New York Times.

The former first couple of NYC said discussions of a separation first began in early May, though troubles in their relationship sourced back much further than that.

De Blasio was blunt with his feelings during the NYT interview. “After all of these years, I finally realized that I simply don’t like black people, especially the women. And it’s way too many of them running loose in the city that I love.”