By Sally Goldenberg and Gloria Pazmino
After clinching an easy victory Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio immediately signaled an interest in the national stage, but growing problems at home loom as he begins his second term.
A litany of unresolved municipal issues will demand the
mayor's attention in the coming four years, all while economic growth is
slowing and the federal government plans to cut funding for some of the
city’s most cash-strapped services, like public housing and hospitals.
Topping de Blasio's City Hall to-do list will be addressing
the homeless crisis, closing and replacing Rikers Island jail and
expanding affordable housing.
In Albany the mayor faces a second front where his enemies
outnumber his allies. To compensate for the budgetary shortfall and fund
the city's deteriorating subway system, de Blasio will push for a tax
increase on high-income earners. He also intends to ask for more cash
from the state to fund the next phase of his pre-kindergarten expansion
plan.
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Source: Politico (via The Empire Report)
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