De Blasio Backers Cry Betrayal as Pledges Prove Hard to Keep
- Two years after his landslide election, support may be eroding
- Protesters from the left join a chorus of scorn from the right
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attends the funeral of slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder at Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral of New York on Oct. 28, 2015, in Queens.
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Two years after becoming New York’s first Democratic mayor in 20 years, Bill de Blasio has become the target of activists and advocacy groups who helped him get elected.
The self-described progressive won their support by pledging to combat income inequality, create affordable housing, end stop-and-frisk police tactics in minority neighborhoods and ban horse carriages in Central Park.