De Blasio wishes he knew what to do, but he's only the mayor of NYC. : Tell us how you really feel, Bill. BuzzFeed asked the NYC mayor whether real estate investment from foreign wealthy buyers — particularly Russians — is a gift to the city. (Kevin Case, front/Pixabay, back) On BuzzFeed News’ Friday morning show, Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith asked De Blasio how he feels about the world’s wealthy — particularly Russians — investing in New York real estate to clean their money.