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It Is Frankly Unbelievable That You Ingrates Haven't Thanked the Mayor for Not Being Dead

In a meeting last week described by one staffer as “the most depressing pep talk,” Bill de Blasio, New York City’s beleaguered mayor, asked members of his administration to keep the faith amid proliferating controversies. “He told us that no one is going to thank him for ‘not being dead,’” the staffer told Gothamist,…

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Mayor de Blasio Couldn't Get Horse-Drawn Carriages Banned From Central Park and Now They're Getting a Raise

Bill de Blasio’s attempts to deliver on his promise to ban Central Park’s horse and carriage industry on “day one” of his mayoralty have produced little more than a federal investigation into the animal-rights interest group backing his candidacy. Now, the mayor is obligated to give those very same drivers raises.