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NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg acknowledged Sunday that he concealed the arrest of former Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith but refused to apologize, even as Goldsmith said he regretted keeping it hidden.
Goldsmith, 64, was arrested July 30 in Washington after an altercation with his wife at their home there. He told the mayor of the arrest and resigned a few days later.
The mayor rejected the notion that he had an obligation to tell the public about the arrest, saying, “I always assumed it would come out, but it’s not my responsibility.”
Bloomberg said that he felt no need to further embarrass the family by making the arrest public.
