Former Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday hit back at the New York Times Editorial Board’s assessment of his time as mayor, criticizing what he called “the elitism and the out-of-touch reality” of the board.
The editorial board posted an opinion piece on the upcoming mayor’s race earlier this week that said de Blasio “bears significant responsibility for the city’s problems.”
“His main legacy is to have contributed to the city’s recent decline,” the board wrote, adding that they believe de Blasio “did not take disorder seriously enough.”…