Bill de Blasio, man of opinions. Photo: Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images

New York mayor Bill “President” de Blasio, a man who roots for the Boston Red Sox, has once again reminded the public he exists by announcing his worst opinion yet. In a tweet that was first deleted (good call), then inexplicably brought back into the world (why???), Mayor Pizza Fork declared New York’s best bagel to be whole wheat, toasted, with extra cream cheese.

New York City has the best bagels in the world. But our BEST bagel?



Bagel Hole in Park Slope. No contest.



Don't get there as much as I used to, but it was our go-to when the kids needed a bite before Little League.



Whole wheat. Extra cream cheese.#NationalBagelDay https://t.co/W2VS6mq3Jx — Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) January 15, 2020

Any New Yorker will tell it to you straight: This is gross. There is always too much cream cheese on a bagel — who would possibly ask for more? — and saying whole wheat is the best, rather than just a reluctantly healthier decision, is like convincing yourself that chickpea pasta is the superior option. There is also some question about whether this really is de Blasio’s go-to bagel order. In his original, deleted tweet, he mentioned that he always gets it “toasted.” He removed this detail from the second version of the tweet because, it would seem, Bagel Hole, the shop where he allegedly gets his bagels, apparently doesn’t even toast!

Bagel Hole, de Blasio's favorite spot, does NOT toast bagels, an employee just confirmed: "No, we don't toast." https://t.co/mS5tTzjnVS — Anna Sanders (@AnnaESanders) January 15, 2020

But there is very much one thing that is very much getting toasted: Mayor Bill de Blasio, the man who just told the whole world that his go-to bagel is whole wheat, possibly toasted, with extra cream cheese.

I am risking my job with a political tweet but honestly you don't toast a fresh bagel and a whole wheat bagel is not a bagel actually and what other kinds of errors in judgment are going on here. https://t.co/PTLf4fY13E — Taffy Brodesser-Akner (@taffyakner) January 15, 2020

It's like saying the go-to order at your favorite slice joint is cauliflower, hold the cheese. — Pete Wells (@pete_wells) January 15, 2020

Not a fan of de Blasio, at all, but his order- a toasted whole wheat bagel with extra cream cheese- is the way to go. Scooped if you're feeling cute 🥯💯 https://t.co/JCpA7CJAUT — Jessica Finn (@JessicaFinnNYC) January 15, 2020

Bill de Blasio quietly deleted that he toasts his fresh (whole wheat?) bagels, and this should be a SCANDAL.



He eats pizza with a fork and knife and toasts his fresh bagels. This is the darkest era of NYC leadership. pic.twitter.com/kKb86eUqX8 — Slade (@Slade) January 15, 2020

lol de blasio deleted his awful bagel tweet https://t.co/4VdvbBE3l5 pic.twitter.com/pwifZZOPyk — Benjamin Freed (@brfreed) January 15, 2020

A whole wheat bagel is for when you tell everyone your New Year's resolution is to eat healthier but aren't that serious about change, so in a way it's the perfect choice for de Blasio. — Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) January 15, 2020

Wow. It seems Bagel Bill de Blasio took down his very incorrect tweet. Some takes are just too bad for Twitter. — Jason Diamond (@imjasondiamond) January 15, 2020

You want a controversial take on bagels? New Yorkers don't actually eat them, like, ever. Having a strong opinion on them is another one of those annoying fake regional affectations people pick up when they move here. — willy (@willystaley) January 15, 2020

A whole wheat bagel is for when you tell everyone your New Year's resolution is to eat healthier but aren't that serious about change, so in a way it's the perfect choice for de Blasio. — Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) January 15, 2020

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