The Mayor's 'Optics' Problem
Between the squabbles with the governor, the Legionnaires' outbreak, the Uber fight and dipping poll numbers, Mayor de Blasio is struggling to control the public's perception of him and his accomplishments. Azi Paybarah, reporter for POLITICO New York, and Michael Grynbaum, City Hall bureau chief at The New York Times, discuss the mayor's record and the public's take on it.
@BrianLehrer @CreativeBklyn More public construction. Half broken sidewalks fixed, road repair. As much in last year as previous decade.
— Andy Okuneff (@AndyOkuneff) August 18, 2015
'When he was campaigning for mayor, I don't think people expected [BdB] to be talking climate change in Rome,' @Azi says on @BrianLehrer
— Ben Max (@TweetBenMax) August 18, 2015
.@grynbaum + @Azi in @WNYC's studio, discussing public pushback against Mayor de Blasio. http://t.co/wXWTEYpoBG pic.twitter.com/jLOvwx6Gwq
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 18, 2015
@BrianLehrer deal breaker for me when the mayor missed H Clintons big kickoff speech then huge press conference on LaGuardia redo
— John Charles Nuss (@johncharles2020) August 18, 2015
Mayor @BilldeBlasio makes big promises w/ baroque language. Needs to be realistic/manage expectations says @grynbaum.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 18, 2015
I don’t want a mayor who brags + takes victory laps. I want an effective mayor like @BilldeBlasio, says caller Louis.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 18, 2015
You're not the only one thinking that, @sheiman. Wonder if it really was @LouieFX...? https://t.co/XBKrYnEjvw
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) August 18, 2015
did @LouisCK_news just call @BrianLehrer to defend @BilldeBlasio ?
— Azi (@Azi) August 18, 2015
