A big congrats to everyone who won last night. I’d like to give a special (nonpartisan) congrats to my old neighbor, Bill de Blazio* – you’ve got a big job ahead of you and I wish you all the luck in the world!

On a related note, to everyone out there who doesn’t think their vote counts: look at yesterday’s election. Thanks to amazingly low voter turnout, there’s a district in NYC where Ray Lhota ® won by 100%, receiving two (TWO!) votes. If one person had shown up to vote for de Blazio (or Jimmy McMillan, or any of the 14 other candidates), Lhota’s victory in that district would have dropped to two-thirds. That’s the power of voting.  Don’t forget to use it! And check out the map. It’s fun to play with!

*I lived next door to the headquarters of Councilperson Bill de Blasio for years. I’m proud to see a neighbor make it big.