[NYPOST] Mayor Bill de Blasio actually took the subway to City Hall on Wednesday ‐ but some passengers weren’t impressed to see him.The mayor hopped on an R train in Park Slope after being driven from Gracie Mansion to the Y in his old neighborhood for his regular workout.
"He’s a showboat," fellow passenger Jay Ortiz, 44, told The Post.
"Why would he do that?" he asked about the underground ride. "It’s bogus."
Flanked by nearly 20 staffers, news hounds and photographers, de Blasio descended into the subway station at 4th Avenue and 9th Street around 9:30 a.m.
He chatted with riders as they waited about 10 minutes for an R train to arrive.
He also handed out a flier with his plan to fix the subways and encouraged riders to contact their state politicians to provide the funding.
Randi Levy, a librarian who was on her way to work in Manhattan, took a flier but was skeptical about the mayor’s commute.
"It seems a little bit like a publicity stunt," Levy said.
Park Slope resident Kate Noonan, 31, said she couldn’t understand why the mayor goes to the gym in Brooklyn if he lives in Manhattan.
"It’s a little weird. I don’t know why he does it," she said.
She’d like to see him on her commute every morning if his safety could be guaranteed.
"Maybe he would understand the issue a little more if he did take the subway," Noonan said.
"It’s pretty difficult for me to get to work. I never know if it’s going to take 15 minutes or 30 minutes."