Worst mayor ever? Are you serious? De Blasio’s true place in history

By Jacob Gross
New York Daily News
In a campaign advertisement, Rep. Max Rose tersely declared Bill de Blasio the worst mayor in New York City history. Rose joins a diverse coalition of people who have deemed de Blasio the worst — a list that includes de Blasio’s predecessor Rudolph Giuliani and Donald Trump.

Even if many New Yorkers would resist the impulse to tag the 109th mayor with that label, at this moment he appears to have few fans. In March, his approval rating was a tepid 40%, and approval of his handling of the COVID-19 epidemic plunged from 63% in May to 50% in July.

However, is de Blasio, who even after the ravages of COVID-19 runs a popular, vibrant city with crime still low by historical standards, truly the worst in New York City history?