It’s not clear that Mayor de Blasio finally ended his exercise in self-indulgence as a presidential candidate for any reason other than the increasing ridicule he was getting for staying in while making no headway. But in case it hasn’t yet registered with him, there is a growing number of problems in the city he is paid to govern that could use his undivided attention.
One of his best-regarded predecessors, Fiorello La Guardia, famously said, “There is no Republican or Democratic way to pick up the garbage.”
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