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Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo
(Photo: Andrew Burt/Getty Images (De Blasio); John Minchillo/AP Images (Cuomo)) |
February 23:
Cuomo: �This will be the best relationship between a mayor and governor in modern political history when all is said and done.�
May 27:
De Blasio: �I don’t know many leaders of the executive or legislative branch anywhere that ignore millions and millions of people and think it will not have a consequence.�
June 24
A �top Cuomo-administration official�: De Blasio is �bumbling and incompetent.�
Cuomo, the next day: �Sometimes it’s a little faster to talk off the record, as you know.�
June 30:
De Blasio: Cuomo’s actions were �revenge for some perceived slight.� Cuomo’s office: �For those new to the process, it takes coalition-building and compromise to get things done in government. We wish the mayor well on his vacation.�
August 16:
De Blasio’s office: �What about the state’s performance? � What has the state been doing to prevent [Legionnaires’] disease?�
November 25:
Cuomo spokesman: It’s �clear the mayor can’t manage the homeless crisis.�