NEW YORK _ He's gone from late to overdue.
Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed Monday that he will not announce his 2020 presidential bid this week after all, despite insiders' widespread belief that he was planning to take the plunge.
"It's not the night, no," de Blasio said on NY1 when host Errol Louis asked if he planned on breaking the news. "And not the week."
On Friday, the Daily News exclusively reported that hizzoner would jump into the presidential race as early as Wednesday, joining a jam-packed field of 21 other Democratic hopefuls and two Republicans, according to four well-placed sources.
"There was a story that assumed some specific thing that never was and you can't have an announcement before there's a decision," de Blasio said, admitting that he's still deciding. "I think that's normal, it's a big decision, obviously."
He added, "I think different people are going to put it through their own perspective."
The last-minute decision to throw his hat in the ring _ and postpone yet again _ reinforces de Blasio's reputation for chronic tardiness.
In 2014, de Blasio was late to an event honoring victims of American Airlines Flight 587, and he is known for regularly being late to other gatherings.
