In an interview for the August 28 , 2013 , issue of the '' New York Times Magazine '' , Menino was quoted as saying that he would blow up Detroit and start all over . In response , Detroit mayor ( and one-time member of the Boston Celtics ) Dave Bing questioned his choice of words : " I would think the mayor of a city that recently experienced a deadly bombing attack would be more sensitive and not use the phrase ' blow up . ' " The comments came just over four months after the Boston Marathon bombing . Menino apologized on September 4
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