Rivalry between Mayor de Blasio and Eva Moskowitz stretches beyond charter schools
The two figures share a heated, political rivalry that goes much deeper than the charter school issue they are currently fighting over.
BRYAN SMITH
Mayor de Blasio and Eva Moskowitz are often fighting on opposing sides, currently over charter schools.
He is known for his "dad jeans." She is famous for her four-inch heels.
As a city councilmember, she was a firecracker who could be confrontational. He was a deal-maker with a more conciliatory style.
She loathes the teachers union, while he views the union as a progressive ally.
Mayor de Blasio and Eva Moskowitz, the head of the Success chain of 22 charter schools, couldn't be more different in style, substance and personality, associates and former colleagues say.
Their clashing characters came to a head last month, when de Blasio blocked three Success charter schools from planned co-locations in public school buildings while allowing five others to go ahead.
Moskowitz was devastated and furious. "This has to be the saddest day in Success Academies' history," she said.
The move fulfilled de Blasio's campaign promise to review co-location approvals made in the final months of the Bloomberg administration - and didn't go far enough for some of his backers, who wanted all of them squashed.
During his campaign, de Blasio suggested well-funded charters should pay rent when they took over space in district schools. He drew wild applause last June when he targeted Moskowitz at a mayoral candidate forum and said there was "no way in hell that Eva Moskowitz should get free rent, OK?"
Ideologically, Moskowitz and de Blasio-- who both declined to comment for this article -- have been
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