- Bill de Blasio, 62, was spotted Wednesday strolling through Manhattan hand-in-hand with Kristy Stark, a 42-year-old behavioral scientist from Michigan
- Stark's husband Owen, father of their two children, denied she was his 'ex-wife': when she said they were divorcing, he said he hadn't seen any paperwork
- “She has denied any infidelity in the past,” he said. “If she has something to tell me, she will tell me.”
Bill de Blasio has been spotted walking hand-in-hand with a Michigan woman, whose husband said they are still married.
The former New York mayor spent the day in Manhattan with Kristy Stark, a 42-year-old behavioral scientist and mother of two.
But Stark's husband Owen said he had no idea his wife was spending time with de Blasio, 62 — and that he was “not informed” she had filed for divorce.
Owen Stark, a radiologist, was asked by The New York Post whether Kristy Stark was his ex-wife, and replied, “No, that's my wife.”
He said they had been married for twelve years.
Bill de Blasio, who resigned as mayor of New York City at the end of 2021, announced in July that he was divorcing his wife of 30 years, Chirlane McCray
Kristy Stark is seen with her husband Owen in a photo from March 2013. On Thursday he said she was not his 'ex-wife'
“I don't know anything about my wife holding hands with Bill de Blasio,” he told the newspaper, adding with sarcasm, “Sounds great.”
He said he would talk to her to try to understand what was going on.
“She has denied any infidelity in the past,” he said. “If she has something to tell me, she'll tell me.”
Kristy Stark texted later The New York Post to say that she and her husband are “in the process of divorce.”
He then told the newspaper: 'I have not seen any legal notice or been made aware of anything like that. You know as much or more than I do right now.”
Kristy Stark, a graduate of MIT with a master's degree in education from Harvard, is the founder and CEO of MindsEmerge, an education and literacy company based in Michigan.
It is not known how she and the former mayor met.
Stark graduated from MIT and then studied for a master's degree in educational administration at Harvard
Stark says on LinkedIn that her company is “a behavioral design social enterprise that uses the science of early brain development to build effective, game-based educational tools.”
Stark founded her own company, MindsEmerge, a year ago
De Blasio taught leadership at Harvard in the fall of 2022 and is listed on the MindsEmerge website as one of its “experts & advisors.”
Last month it was announced that he will join the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy faculty in the winter of 2024.
The university is located in Ann Arbor, where the Starks have a home.
De Blasio has not commented on his relationship with her.
The father-of-two announced in July this year that he and his wife of 30 years, Chirlane McCray, were splitting up.
They said they had no intention of divorce, but would see other people.
Since then he has been seen with several women at bars around the city. McCray's romantic life has been more discreet.