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Bill de Blasio welcomed to Gracie Mansion as thousands line up for unprecedented public housewarming | Mail Online
That's what got him elected and equality for all is why the R hates him.
Good luck to him.
Bill de Blasio opened the doors of New York City's Gracie Mansion to thousands of public ticket holders on Sunday in an unprecedented housewarming for the new mayor and his family.
De Blasio will be only the tenth mayor to live in the historic Upper East Side Federal-style home, which the Bloomberg administration raised millions to renovate for public viewing.
'I'm thrilled to welcome New Yorkers from across the City into the Peoples House,' de Blasio said of the tour using the nickname given the home by Bloomberg, who's be very critical of his successor's decision to move into it.
He and his family welcomed thousands of curious visitors into their 200-year-old new home Sunday morning at the conclusion of a week during which the entire city of 8 million residents welcomed de Blasio as their new mayor.
'Its been a pleasure sharing the inauguration with residents from all five boroughs, and I cant think of a better way to end the week than by spending it with New Yorkers,' de Blasio said in a release.
Bill de Blasio took the oath of office on Wednesday, formally becoming the 109th mayor of New York City while pledging to pursue a sweeping liberal agenda.
'Big dreams are not a luxury reserved for a privileged few but the animating force behind every community, in every borough,' he said in his speech.
That's what got him elected and equality for all is why the R hates him.
Good luck to him.