In an apparent attempt to lighten the mood after today’s total blizzard bust, Mayor Bill de Blasio decided to reward the City Hall press corps with a special treat. “I’m going to do a dramatic reading from The Onion,” de Blasio told the reporters gathered in Room 9. He then whipped out a print-out of yesterday’s Onion story “NYC Mayor: Reconcile Yourselves With Your God, for All Will Perish in the Tempest,” and did just that.
Update: Here’s the audio of this historic event:
