Mystery solved

id you give these contributions as bribes?” the prosecutor asked the crooked de Blasio donor in court Thursday. “Yes,” the donor answered, adding that, when he described arranging illegal straw donations, de Blasio said, “do what you’ve got to do.”

at long last we learn what the office of New York City public advocate — which de Blasio occupied when the contributions started — is for: intervening on behalf of those in need. who have a lease on a city-owned restaurant and are behind on the rent. who after maxing on legal donations seek to steer still more political cash. who then get the guy they help elect mayor to pull strings on their behalf.

Thank you, Mayor de Blasio and Harendra Singh, for shining light on an eternal mystery.