Bill de Blasio confirmed in as 109th mayor of the New York City on the Wednesday. De Blasio took the promise of office moment after midnight in front of his modest Brooklyn home. His opening ceremony was to be celebrated on a far grander scale at noon on the steps of City Hall when he takes the oath again, administered by former President Bill Clinton.
The new mayor was elected two month ago by a record margin on the promise of being a sharp break from Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg leaves office after 12 years.
De Blasio was connected in the first minutes 0f 2014 by his wife, Chirlane McCray, and their two children Chiara and Dante.
“To everyone, this is the beginning of a road we will travel together,” de Blasio said after taking the oath administered by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
After taking the oath and hugged his wife and children, De Blasio waved to the crowd. Chiare a child of De Blasio is 19-year-old was wearing a party hat and Dante also a child of De Blasio is 16-year-old wearing sporting jeans.
De Blasio said, “I want to thank you for having brought us to this moment.
De Blasio is an unabashed progressive who touts his Brooklyn roots at a crucial juncture for the city of 8.4 million people.
De Blasio reached out to those he contended were left following by the often Manhattan-centric Bloomberg direction, and he called for a tax increase on the wealthy to pay for universal pre-kindergarten. He also pledged to improve economic opportunities in minority and working-class neighborhoods and decried alleged abuses under the police department’s stop-and-frisk policy.
Bill de Blasio on sworn in as 109th Mayor of New York City
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