Bill de Blasio and wife, Chirlane McCray.
So far, so good.
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s transition is going “smoothly” thus far, according to his wife Chirlane McCray – who made an unannounced visit to a downtown ideas forum on the next administration.
McCray said she’s been serving as a “sounding board” and “partner” to her husband, who has been mostly hunkered down out of public view since winning the election on Nov. 5.
But she wouldn’t say whether or not the interviewing for top positions had yet begun.
“The whole point of transition is to bring in new ideas and new people,” McCray told reporters Tuesday after touring the Talking Transition tent on Canal Street. “In the coming days a great gathering will occur of minds and people as to what we should be doing in terms of running the government.”
McCray said she was impressed by the wealth of ideas being offered by the public for the new Mayor, but she wouldn’t single any that stood out.
“I like the idea that so many people have come in here and logged their opinions and talked about what their priorities are for the city and the direction the city should go in,” she said. “When you add all of that up it’s going to be a very interesting portrait of where the city is now and what people care about.”
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio’s transition is going “smoothly” thus far, according to his wife Chirlane McCray – who made an unannounced visit to a downtown ideas forum on the next administration.
McCray said she’s been serving as a “sounding board” and “partner” to her husband, who has been mostly hunkered down out of public view since winning the election on Nov. 5.
But she wouldn’t say whether or not the interviewing for top positions had yet begun.
“The whole point of transition is to bring in new ideas and new people,” McCray told reporters Tuesday after touring the Talking Transition tent on Canal Street. “In the coming days a great gathering will occur of minds and people as to what we should be doing in terms of running the government.”
McCray said she was impressed by the wealth of ideas being offered by the public for the new Mayor, but she wouldn’t single any that stood out.
“I like the idea that so many people have come in here and logged their opinions and talked about what their priorities are for the city and the direction the city should go in,” she said. “When you add all of that up it’s going to be a very interesting portrait of where the city is now and what people care about.”
