De Blasio sworn in as New York mayor, replacing Bloomberg
Source: Reuters
New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, an unabashed liberal who campaigned to keep down crime and continue the city's prosperity while reducing the gap between rich and poor, was sworn in at a ceremony at his home just after midnight.
De Blasio's formal inauguration ceremony will take place at noon on Wednesday at City Hall, where former U.S. President Bill Clinton will administer the oath of office using a Bible once owned by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who led the city through its response to the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the recession six years later, and whose policies have been credited with making the city safer, greener and more livable, is leaving City Hall after 12 years.
Bloomberg plans to take a two-week vacation in Hawaii and New Zealand with his longtime girlfriend, Diana Taylor. Then, the billionaire, who has homes in Bermuda and London, has said he will focus on his charitable foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and remain active in public health, gun control and government innovation.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/01/us-usa-politics-newyork-idUSBRE9BT0JA20140101
New York Times coverage:
De Blasio Draws All Liberal Eyes to New York City
De Blasio Picks Two Koch Veterans to Help Negotiate City Union Contracts (Koch = Ed Koch, not the Koch Bros.)
Snow May Deal a First Test to de Blasio One Day After He Takes Office
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times before I got it was Ed Koch!
Thanks alp! 
to Mayor Bill De Blasio! 
That's all I could think about yesterday when they put up a Winter Storm Watch for NYC metro for 6" - 12". 
