He was the first official in New York (that I heard) to recommend that people wear masks, the single most important thing any politician can do. The next day, Cuomo said it wasn't very "fashion-forward" and his health commissioner said there was "no data" to support it https://twitter.com/TweetBenMax/status/1353069566713159680
De Blasio urged people to wear masks not only before Andrew Cuomo and Howard Zucker, but also before Anthony Fauci, the CDC, and the WHO. It saved a lot of lives
If we're tallying up de Blasio's pandemic good deeds, he also got Cuomo to open vaccine eligibility to the most vulnerable: the elderly. This will also save many lives as their immunity kicks in. I know shitting on de Blasio is popular, but he deserves some credit
Another good point. The biggest problem with de Blasio's pandemic response was that Cuomo holds legal power https://twitter.com/GeorgeHagstrom/status/1353072004790796290
Number four! This one was progressive not only by the pathetic standards of our meathead governor, but also ahead of basically every other big city in America https://twitter.com/JerBurk/status/1353074430180642816
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