Michael Blake, former Bronx Assembly Member and current Democratic mayoral candidate, was approved June 20 for over $2 million in matching funds from the city, with only four days before the primary election. 

The Campaign Finance Board announced June 20 that Blake received $2,096,907 in the city’s program that matches small donations at an 8-to-1 level, with the aim of giving a wider slate of candidates more substantial funds to compete.