It was announced Saturday that Bill de Blasio will be sworn in as the mayor of New York City by former President Bill Clinton. The Wednesday inauguration ceremony will take place at noon on the steps of City Hall.

From the mailbag:

Because the Times Co. can't seem to do much of anything these days without some degree of agitation, there's more building babel around the new headquarters currently growing upwards into the Manhattan skyline. 10 of the 11 former property owners who were pushed aside to make room for the new HQ are now suing for further compensation. Even more bothersome is that should these small-business Davids prove victorious against the development Goliaths, they'll take their winnings from the city and state treasuries.