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Bloomberg to de Blasio: Do a good job

He ran as the anti-Bloomberg candidate.

But Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio told the outgoing mayor in a chance encounter Tuesday that he’d like to collaborate with him on certain projects down the road.

“When the time comes, we can also talk about some good works we can do together,” said de Blasio, who was with his family checking out preparations for his inauguration at City Hall Wednesday when Bloomberg happened to walk by.

“I thought we share many many priorities – and would love to talk about it.”

Despite having gotten hammered over many of his administration’s policies during the campaign – including stop and frisk and school closures – Bloomberg was gracious with his successor and said he respected him.

But he also told him in typical Bloomberg fashion to “do a good job.”

“I’m going to be a constituent of yours – a taxpayer, a voter but mainly somebody who lives in the city… my grandson will be here I assume,” the outgoing mayor said.

Bloomberg, who was with his longtime top aide Patti Harris, also made small talk for two minutes – largely about Gracie Mansion – with the incoming first family near the steps of City Hall.

“Looking forward to moving into the new house?” he asked de Blasio’s son, Dante — star of a hit campaign commercial for his dad.

In a Twitter photo posted by the mayor-elect’s wife, Chirlane McCray, shows Bill de Blasio, McCray, daughter Chiara and son Dante during a visit to City Hall on Tuesday.Twitter

“Of course,” answered Dante, a 16-year-old student at Brooklyn Tech HS.

“Good backyard to play in if you want throw a football around,” Bloomberg said.

“I never hit a golf ball but [former mayor Rudy] Giuliani had a little mat to hit a ball — ’cause you can hit it 50-75 yards across the back yard.”

De Blasio thanked Bloomberg for having renovated the Upper East Side mansion (with $5 million of his own money) — where he plans to move his family after taking office.

“It’s gonna take us awhile” to move from Park Slope, he told Bloomberg.
Bloomberg also told Dante about the amazing popcorn and oatmeal raisin cookies served by the Gracie mansion chef.

Earlier, Bloomberg told de Blasio he would take the subway to his inauguration, and then take in a Shakespeare play before heading out for a vacation with his girlfriend in Hawaii.

The two parties then shook hands and hugged, and Bloomberg headed up the steps into City Hall for his final day in office after 12 years.