DeB had a detailed sweeping progressive agenda and a list of impressive achievements, and extremely low approval ratings. Constantly pilloried by the NY Post and progressives, he leaves office with no political future and looked upon by voters as a failed mayor.
Do newly elected mayors need sweeping agendas? No one has answers for crime or homelessness, every city from mid sized to large grapple without much success. We know numbers of police have little impact, harsh policing, longer sentences, going back to the Guiliani days satisfies the Post and angers the Council.
A 9% unemployment rate is both disastrous and is not decreasing.
Perhaps a mayor as fireman putting out fires will satisfy the populace more than sweeping policies- an anti deB
To this non-NY based observer, it seems to me that while deB had some self-limiting traits, much of his problem was being gratuitously kneecapped by Cuomo through much of his mayoralty. He probably would be considered far more successful had he served under almost anyone else.
DeB had a detailed sweeping progressive agenda and a list of impressive achievements, and extremely low approval ratings. Constantly pilloried by the NY Post and progressives, he leaves office with no political future and looked upon by voters as a failed mayor.
Do newly elected mayors need sweeping agendas? No one has answers for crime or homelessness, every city from mid sized to large grapple without much success. We know numbers of police have little impact, harsh policing, longer sentences, going back to the Guiliani days satisfies the Post and angers the Council.
A 9% unemployment rate is both disastrous and is not decreasing.
Perhaps a mayor as fireman putting out fires will satisfy the populace more than sweeping policies- an anti deB
To this non-NY based observer, it seems to me that while deB had some self-limiting traits, much of his problem was being gratuitously kneecapped by Cuomo through much of his mayoralty. He probably would be considered far more successful had he served under almost anyone else.
You are one good reporter/ journalist.