De Blasio Accuses Cuomo of Seeking Revenge

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, “in candid and searing words rarely employed by elected officials of his stature,” accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of stymieing his city’s legislative goals out of personal pettiness, “game-playing” and a desire for “revenge,” the New York Times reports.

Said de Blasio: “I started a year and a half ago with a hope of a very strong partnership. I have been disappointed at every turn.”

“His criticism — barbed by any measure, but especially so for a sitting mayor — amounted to an audacious gambit by Mr. de Blasio: The mayor is betting that he can outflank a governor who wields enormous power over his administration’s affairs, even as he needs him as a negotiating partner.”

First Read: “This feud is going to keep political reporters in NYC busy and entertained for some time.”