Howard Wolfson, Columnist

A Conversation With the Mayor of New York

In an extended interview, Bill de Blasio looks back at the city's Covid year, assesses the moment and offers a job description for his successor.

February 17, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST

By Howard Wolfson

Howard Wolfson has worked in New York politics for nearly 30 years and served as a deputy mayor to Mike Bloomberg from 2010 to 2013. He is currently a senior adviser to Bloomberg, the founder and majority owner of Bloomberg LP.

What is the state of the city? — What is the state of the city?
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In the coming weeks, I plan to interview the candidates for mayor in New York City. But first, I wanted to talk to the current mayor, Bill de Blasio, about his tenure and his views on the future of America's biggest city. Here is a lightly edited transcript of the discussion we had this week; for more interviews in this series, click here.

Howard Wolfson: I watched the film that you posted online as your last State of the City address. What would you say the state of the city is in 2021?

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