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Cha

(297,207 posts)
Wed Jan 1, 2014, 11:13 PM Jan 2014

The First Fam of NYC Taking the 4 on Their Way to City Hall~ Pic


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Perfection. RT @RebeccaKKatz: First Fam taking the 4 on their way to City Hall. #InaugNYC

JER http://theobamadiary.com/2014/01/01/i-never-bet-against-president-obama/

Inuaguration Tweets!

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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The lady who recited a poem at Bill de Blasio's inauguration brought the house down! NY is for Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Red. #InaugNYC

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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Bloomberg did not look happy when the poem was read. That lady revealed the classism and racism he allowed. It's a new day for NYC.

Mayor Julián Castro @JulianCastro
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If you're not watching the livestream of Bill de Blasio's inauguration at http://wnyc.org , you're missing out.

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Bill de Blasio: 'Let me be clear. When I said I would take dead aim at the tale of two cities, I meant it. And we will do it' - @NYTMetro

Taking Office, de Blasio Vows to Fix Inequity

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"In his inaugural address, Mayor de Blasio described social inequality as a “quiet crisis” on a par with the other urban cataclysms of New York’s last half-century, from fiscal collapse to crime waves to terrorist attacks, and insisted that income disparity was a struggle no less urgent to confront.

“We are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love,” he said to about 5,000 people at the ceremony, many beneath blankets on a numbingly cold day."


The rest~
http://www.nytimes.com/metro/

Sorry, Dante De Blasio got cut out of the subway pic..


New York Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio, with his daughter Chiara and son Dante, at the 2013 West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. Photograph: Nancy Siesel/Demotix/Corbis

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/10/bill-deblasio-new-york-mayor

[font color=blue] HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY![/font]



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The First Fam of NYC Taking the 4 on Their Way to City Hall~ Pic (Original Post) Cha Jan 2014 OP
.. Cha Jan 2014 #1
.. Cha Jan 2014 #2
Love it! Possibly the best NYC Mayor since John Lindsay.. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #3
So am I SKP! It would have been nice to have Cha Jan 2014 #5
Kick & recommended. William769 Jan 2014 #4
Happy New Year William! sheshe2 Jan 2014 #8
Mahalo William! Cha Jan 2014 #9
Oh, I love these! sheshe2 Jan 2014 #6
Thank you, sheshe! I am so happy for NEW YORKERS on the Whole.. Cha Jan 2014 #11
From you link~ sheshe2 Jan 2014 #12
Thanks for bringing that forward, she.. if that doesn't belong Cha Jan 2014 #13
Very cool. progressoid Jan 2014 #7
A freakin' breath of Fresh Air, Cool Cha Jan 2014 #14
Hooray for NYC. My best wishes to Mayor de Blasio and the citizens of NYC. mountain grammy Jan 2014 #10
Thanks mountain grammy.. I think the whole Liberal Progressive Cha Jan 2014 #15
Kick! Cha Jan 2014 #16
De Blasio! Cha Jan 2014 #17
Cha Iwillnevergiveup Jan 2014 #18
Iwillnevergiveup.. I SO am Cha Jan 2014 #20
I <3 NY!!!! blue14u Jan 2014 #19
NYC deserves this so much and they finally got it! Cha Jan 2014 #21
Cha, I lived there in the blue14u Jan 2014 #24
It sounds like a really awesome experience, blue14u! Cha Jan 2014 #25
Your so kind... blue14u Jan 2014 #26
My daughter is safe and warm in Cha Jan 2014 #27
Thank you Cha!!!! blue14u Jan 2014 #28
I am so proud of our new mayor. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #22
And, I'm so happy for you justin.. I use to Cha Jan 2014 #23
new mayor makes me want to consider a visit to New York, maybe check out Broadway JI7 Jan 2014 #29
That was nice mellow music for 1am here in Cha Jan 2014 #30
... Cha Jan 2014 #31
What a lovely post, Cha. brer cat Jan 2014 #32
Mahalo brer cat... and you're not getting Cha Jan 2014 #34
Prediction: Afros to make a comeback in NYC panader0 Jan 2014 #33
Bold! Cha Jan 2014 #35
only in NYC ? bring them back everywhere JI7 Jan 2014 #36
.. Cha Jan 2014 #37
 

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)
3. Love it! Possibly the best NYC Mayor since John Lindsay..
Wed Jan 1, 2014, 11:30 PM
Jan 2014

Whom I was lucky enough to meet in the 1970s.

I'm loving this new Mayor!!!

Cha

(297,207 posts)
5. So am I SKP! It would have been nice to have
Wed Jan 1, 2014, 11:42 PM
Jan 2014

the De Blasios in Gracie Mansion even while I was living upstate. We went down to visit the City! What an opposite end of the spectrum!

I didn't know anything about Mayor John Lindsay except his name.. and I was in California at that time.. but, just reading a bit about him now, he seemed like he had quite an enduring source of inner strength.

My sister was in NYC last night.. babysitting while her daughter went out on the town.

sheshe2

(83,755 posts)
6. Oh, I love these!
Wed Jan 1, 2014, 11:44 PM
Jan 2014
Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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The lady who recited a poem at Bill de Blasio's inauguration brought the house down! NY is for Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Red. #InaugNYC

Nerdy Wonka @NerdyWonka
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Bloomberg did not look happy when the poem was read. That lady revealed the classism and racism he allowed. It's a new day for NYC.


~Bloomberg did not look happy~ Poor Baby!

Great thread, Cha!

Cha

(297,207 posts)
11. Thank you, sheshe! I am so happy for NEW YORKERS on the Whole..
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 12:23 AM
Jan 2014

Cindy's really excited about De Blasio being the new Mayor! :

Blast from October 27, 2013..


President Barack Obama and New York City Democratic Mayoral Candidate Bill de Blasio visits Junior’s Cheesecake restaurant in the Brooklyn borough of New York

http://www.democraticunderground.com/110218850

Cha

(297,207 posts)
13. Thanks for bringing that forward, she.. if that doesn't belong
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 12:32 AM
Jan 2014

on a De Blasio thread I don't know what does.

Cindy's in upstate NY in the Adirondacks but she's always going down to visit her daughter and granddaughter. She was there for New Year's Eve babysitting while Alicia went out on the town.

Cha

(297,207 posts)
15. Thanks mountain grammy.. I think the whole Liberal Progressive
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 12:48 AM
Jan 2014

Wing of our country is Wishing Mayor De Blasio the very Best in NYC!

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)
18. Cha
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 01:50 AM
Jan 2014

I SO stole that photo on the subway and sent it off to others who will be as happy as I am to see it. What a family and what a breath of fresh air for a very deserving city.

Thanks for posting.

Cha

(297,207 posts)
20. Iwillnevergiveup.. I SO am
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 02:11 AM
Jan 2014

Happy you did that! Thank you..

This is HUGE.. I'm glad so many appreciate that!

blue14u

(575 posts)
19. I <3 NY!!!!
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 02:05 AM
Jan 2014

The new Mayor will be an amazing addition to the people

and the city. Makes me want to move back there!

Cha

(297,207 posts)
21. NYC deserves this so much and they finally got it!
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 02:15 AM
Jan 2014


I lived in NY too.. only not in the city but I went there and my niece lives and works there.
Mahalo blue1 4u

blue14u

(575 posts)
24. Cha, I lived there in the
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 03:04 AM
Jan 2014

mid-80's and on the upper East side.. 2ed & 62ed... a walkup... Some of

the best memories of my life. I worked at Sutton Garrett Real-Estate

on 5th Ave. It was the coolest experience ever!!!

Mahalo Cha!



Cha

(297,207 posts)
25. It sounds like a really awesome experience, blue14u!
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 03:14 AM
Jan 2014

I was in San Diego County then.. living by the beach. But, I can see having a brilliant time in NYC back the day.

blue14u

(575 posts)
26. Your so kind...
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 03:31 AM
Jan 2014

Yes it was and I for one cannot be happier for the city of NY

to have a new Mayor that's already on the job to shake things up..

Hope your daughter is safe and warm. I heard a big cold, maybe ice, snow

is on the way there.

Take care Cha. Great to talk to you finally...

Cha

(297,207 posts)
27. My daughter is safe and warm in
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 03:45 AM
Jan 2014

Portland, Oregon!

Oh, you mean my sister and her fam! Yeah, that's who we need to wish having safeness and warmness.. bless all their hearty hearts back in the Cold!

You and yours take care,too, blue14u.. love your usename, btw

Cha

(297,207 posts)
23. And, I'm so happy for you justin.. I use to
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 02:35 AM
Jan 2014

live in NY(upstate) for 12 years until 3 years ago. I can so relate!

JI7

(89,249 posts)
29. new mayor makes me want to consider a visit to New York, maybe check out Broadway
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 06:12 AM
Jan 2014
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Cha

(297,207 posts)
30. That was nice mellow music for 1am here in
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 07:05 AM
Jan 2014

Hawai'i, JI7.. thank you.

You should visit.. the new Mayor is going to shake things up a bit at City Hall, no doubt.

My sister lives up in the Adirondacks but she has NYC wired.. she's been going there for years where her daughter lives and works. And, yes on Broadway.

brer cat

(24,565 posts)
32. What a lovely post, Cha.
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 09:20 AM
Jan 2014

Thank you!! Not to get off subject, but your healthy heart is wonderful. I am definitely going to "borrow" that!

Cha

(297,207 posts)
34. Mahalo brer cat... and you're not getting
Thu Jan 2, 2014, 04:18 PM
Jan 2014

off the subject at all!

Have a Happy Healthy New Year, bc.. and do pass the Heart around. I have it on my FB page.



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