5 Reasons Why Bill de Blasio Should Stay in Brooklyn Instead of Moving to Gracie Mansion
5) Do We Really Need to Spell It Out?: Brooklyn has so much more going on than Manhattan these days. Why, after building a life in Brooklyn and personally and politically representing so much of what is good about Brooklyn, like a commitment to progressivism and liberal values, would you want to move to Manhattan, which seems to, these days, mostly represent the values of Russian billionaires. Gracie Mansion will always be there for events and parties. But it’s a house, not a home. De Blasio and his family already have a home. And it’s in Brooklyn.
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