A photo from the Aug. 11, 1960, issue of The Villager showed local Cub
Scout Stephen Cossu, of 118 MacDougal St., presenting Yankees Manager
Casey Stengel with a neckerchief and slide at Yankee Stadium. To the right
of them, Thomas Aimone, of 8 Morton St., made the presentation speech on
behalf of Troop 371, St. Joseph’s Church. The Scouts honored the legendary
manager in connection with 50 years of Scouting, and Stengel’s 50th year
in baseball and 70th birthday. Scout John C. Clifford, of 287 W. Fourth St.,
held the Pack fl ag in the background.
Stengel played ball from 1912 to ’25, but became famous in later years as
a manager. From 1949 to ’60, he won 10 pennants and seven titles as the
Yankees skipper. He was fi red after the 1960 season, when the team lost in
the World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The “Old Perfesser” went on to
manage the inept inaugural Mets teams from 1962 to ’65.
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For many New Yorkers, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s delayed response to the Manhattan
blackout on July 13 — as he continued his quixotic campaign for president a
thousand miles away in Iowa — was the last straw.
Since the days when Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia rode on a police motorcycle
sidecar to get to major incidents around town during the Great Depression, New
Yorkers have come to expect their mayors to be on the spot for any major crisis
that may strike.
But when the lights went out in Manhattan on Saturday night July 13 — trapping
people in elevators, suspending subway service in Queens and beyond, and bringing
the heart of the city to a standstill — de Blasio was nowhere to be found.
While on yet another taxpayer-funded junket in his long-shot quest to become
president, he phoned in the response, then waited hours before deciding he should
get out of Iowa and come back to the city he was elected to serve.
But by the time he returned, the crisis was long over. Surrogate leaders stepped
up during de Blasio’s absence, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and
Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The blackout may have happened in Manhattan, but the rage over de Blasio’s
no-show can be felt in every corner of the city. New Yorkers know that such a crisis
could easily happen to them — and where would they be without the mayor’s
leadership?
Some have said it’s time for de Blasio to step aside, but we don’t think that’s
required.
Rather, it’s time for de Blasio to live up to the oath that he took to serve the
people of New York City. And, yes, it’s time for him to drop out of the presidential
race.
Being mayor of New York City, it has been said, is the second-toughest job in
America — second only to the presidency itself. De Blasio may be term-limited in
2021, but there are no limits to the very real challenges this city faces.
Residents are dealing with myriad problems, including a higher cost of living,
public transportation breakdowns, overcrowded schools, income inequality and
more.
Undocumented residents around the city also feared the worst over recent reports
that ICE would be conducting a major deportation sweep. While the raid
never materialized in the predicted large scale, the mayor decided to skip town
anyway and campaign in Iowa — sending a message that he cares more about his
fantastical White House hopes than he does for some of the city’s most vulnerable
residents.
Indeed, de Blasio’s blasé handling of the blackout weekend’s crises — not to
mention past public policy blunders on everything from public education to public
housing — indicate that he’s not ready for the White House at all. The Democratic
fi eld, crowded as it is, has far more competent and more qualifi ed candidates for
the presidency than our current mayor.
No one on the campaign trail will miss de Blasio except for the mayor himself.
Clearly, he can’t both be New York City’s mayor and run for president. Something’s
got to give. Bill, get real — throw in the towel and stop being an absentee
mayor — unless that is the legacy you truly want to leave.
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