New York's new mayor, Bill de Blasio, is set to move into the city's "Little White House," despite criticism from former predecesor Michael Bloomberg, who tried to rebrand Gracie Mansion as the "People's House" by opening up to the public. Today Curbed NY has a lengthy piece all about the houses of former mayors, including the first to take up residence at Gracie Mansion in the '40s—"and he had to be practically dragged into the place." Do have a read. [Curbed NY]
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