Like anyone about to head into a forced retirement, Bill de Blasio’s looking for his next gig after serving eight years as mayor of New York City.
His sights seem set on Albany — but de Blasio’s road of getting there is much longer and bumpier than the New York State Thruway on its worst day.
De Blasio all but confirmed Tuesday that like him or not, he’ll be throwing his hat into next year’s race for New York governor. In doing so, he’s attempting to break a drought for New York City mayors that makes the “Curse of the Bambino” look like a blink of the eye.
The outgoing mayor knows what we’re talking about, having rooted for the Red Sox. After winning the World Series in 1918, it took Boston’s baseball team 86 years before they won another, in 2004.