Posted on January 1, 2018 by The Editors in The Nation The Nation, By The Editors It’s been four years since Bill de Blasio first stood on the steps of City Hall and, placing his hand on a Bible that had once belonged to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, took the oath of office to become New York City’s 109th mayor. It was a frigid day, bitter and blustery, but after 20 years without a Democratic mayor, his inauguration seemed to herald a new moment of egalitarian possibility in New York City. De Blasio had run for mayor as an unabashed progressive, energizing a previously untapped base of urban activists—and earning The Nation’s endorsement—through what we called his “commitment to reimagining the city in boldly progressive, egalitarian terms.” As he stood at the dais, tall and slender as a skyscraper, he vowed to make good on his campaign promises.
