The Mayor’s Big Pre-2017 Appointment Push

Now that the thought experiments are out of the way, it’s time to get down to the business of actually running the city:

Mayor Bill de Blasio said he plans to make a “flurry” of appointments next week as his transition efforts begin to wind down nearly a month after taking office.

Speaking to reporters after giving an award at the Daily News‘ annual Hometown Heroes event this morning, Mr. de Blasio did his best to assure that his historically slow appointment process is in fact right on track.