When Gov. Hochul delivered her State of the State last month, the message was straightforward and hard to miss. It was about what wasn’t there. Glaringly and inexplicably missing from her speech was any real mention of the migrant crisis — an issue 85% of New Yorkers statewide deem to be serious, and unquestionably the most pressing issue facing New York City, where 40% of the state’s population resides.

Mayor Adams put on a brave face, gritted his teeth and bared it. All while another governor across the river was busy redirecting buses full of migrants headed for New Jersey to the Holland Tunnel. Weeks went by. Adams trekked to Abany, rattled his tin cup and made an impassioned appeal to split migrant costs, 50-50. But last week, Hochul’s budget director gave the mayor his answer: thanks but no thanks.

While it’s nice that Hochul and Adams publicly get along, what’s missing in the race to demonstrate collegiality is actual results for the people who elected them — the people they work for.

Say what you will about Bill de Blasio, and God knows I’ve said plenty, he was incredibly skilled at........

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