Chaim Deutsch Blasts de Blasio’s Incompetence

Councilman Chaim Deutsch, who is running for Congress with a primary coming up next month, is blasting Mayor Bill de Blasio’s incompetence.

“Bill de Blasio is hopelessly out of his depth in NYC’s new fiscal crisis” claimed Deutsch’s op-ed in the New York Post. “Mayor Bill de Blasio reacted too late to the health side of the crisis, delaying lockdowns when a week or two earlier could have reduced deaths by as much as 80 percent, according to former city Health Commissioner Dr. Tom Frieden. As late as March 13, the mayor was encouraging people to ‘go on about their lives,’ and on March 16, he went to his precious gym.”

Councilman Deutsch calls for “better leadership” to “build a better future.” Otherwise, says Chaim Deutsch, “we will see a return of dark days here. Police officers, teachers, sanitation staff, health workers and other essential personnel could lose their jobs. Our subway system could fall into even deeper disrepair than it suffers today, ­owing to reductions in cleaning and the number of trains.”

“Our city and our economy need a little tough love right now, so that we can flourish and succeed later. We need a leader who can make hard choices now and lead us back to being the city of opportunity that we love.”