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The Mayor's Signature Phrase | New York City News
The mayor’s “for too long” mantra has become his signature phrase—used over 80 times since taking office, even in budget talks and heat pump announcements. It’s not accidental: speechwriters say it’s a rhetorical punctuation, signaling big shifts and setting up contrast between a stagnant past and a transformative future. Analysts like Josh Greenman see it as more than a tic—it’s a declaration that the mayor is rewriting the city’s governing philosophy, positioning himself as a historic reformer. Whether you love it or not, it’s a deliberate tool to frame his administration as the…
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