New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio walks in the Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2013. (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio walks in the Veterans Day Parade on November 11, 2013. (credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
As WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported, members of the press caught up with de Blasio on Fifth Avenue just before he marched in the Veterans Day Parade.
De Blasio was elected last week and takes office Jan. 1. He returned to New York after spending several days in Puerto Rico for a political conference and some vacation time.
“It was great to have a couple of days off and it was also really wonderful to meet with some of the Puerto Rican leaders there, including the mayor of San Juan yesterday and the governor on Thursday night. And it was really downtime. The work in earnest of the transition will begin on Tuesday,” said de Blasio.