“This endorsement is music to my ears,” declared Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, clearly in pun-mode this morning as he stood between a drum kit and an Elmo character greeting passersby on a crowded corner of Times Square.
This seemed to be the motto of the today as Mr. de Blasio received the endorsement–and instrumental accompaniment–of Local 802, which represents musicians playing in Broadway musicals, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, and other gigs.