The Republican mayor from 1994 through 2001 did not attend Mr. de Blasio's inauguration and is all but whitewashed from the municipal
past Mr. de Blasio frequently alludes to, whether it's his beloved police
commissioner's first tour of duty (Bill Bratton served under Mr. Giuliani in the 1990s) or the
city's eventual turnaround (frequent thanks to his old boss, Mr. Dinkins).