Mayor Bill de Blasio was in his element, just as New York’s political lens was focusing on others
when his own City Planning Commission was threatening to reject a controversial proposal the union had been pushing for 13 years.
In recent weeks, though, with the governor’s race looming, de Blasio changed his tune. He refused a request from city officials working on pandemic response to personally reach out to Orthodox leaders to combat the persistently low vaccination rates in their communities, several people with direct knowledge of the matter said. They spoke on the condition of anonymity to be able to freely discuss a sensitive issue.
“Since 2017 we’ve hosted City Hall in your Borough — a time-honored tradition to highlight key investments for neighborhoods that need it most. This week was Manhattan and here’s your scoop — the mayor will continue to have briefings and announce initiatives that make a real difference for New Yorkers,” Filson said.
“Literally no one needs or wants this and it’s an incredible act of hubris to insert himself just as the clock is counting down on his mayoralty — in the same way that throwing himself into the presidential was absurd and did nothing for New York City,” Democratic consultant Alexis Grenell said. “He’s the mayor for at least another two months.
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