Today Park Slope’s Bill de Blasio, formerly City Council representative in the 39th district, starts a new job as Public Advocate for the City of New York.

Good luck, Bill.

On his first day in office, de Blasio will hold a press conference with elected officials and local organizations to announce new changes to the structure and purview of the Public Advocate’s office.

At today’s press conference set for noon, de Blasio will be joined by first year Councilmembers Julissa Ferreras, Steve Levin, Jumaane Williams, Fernando Cabrera, Margaret Chin, Jimmy Van Bramer, and Daniel Dromm along with several city organizers and grassroots organizations.

Hey, what about Brad Lander, the man who is  taking over Bill’s seat?

de Blasio has already been floated as a potential mayoral candidate in four years. But let’s not put the cart before the horse. It’s only the first day of a new job for this ambitious politician and he seems to be off to a running start.

Today the New York Times calls de Blasio’s plans a significant rethinking of the role of the public advocate, a job that has been ignored and belittled by Mayor Bloomberg.

“This is what government is supposed to do — channel energy and activism and achieve results for our constituents,” de Blasio told the NY Times.

“This is a city that not long ago seemed ungovernable, so a very top-down style of government has taken shape, epitomized by the current administration,” Mr. de Blasio said. “But you have to engage the grass roots, and my office will be the leading edge of that.”