NYC Mayor-Elect De Blasio Takes His Urban Agenda National
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Even before he’s sworn in as New York’s 109th mayor on Jan. 1, Bill de Blasio is planning to take his campaign for income equality, urban-friendly transit and affordable housing to an audience across the U.S.
De Blasio, a 52-year-old Democrat, says he wants to be a “national convener” for a “progressive urban agenda” that got him elected last month by 49 percentage points, the largest margin for a non-incumbent in city history. Today, he joins other newly elected mayors in Washington for a meeting with President Barack Obama.