Mayor Bloomberg graciously greeted incoming mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday morning on his way to work on last day in office, who was with his family checking out preparations for his inauguration at City Hall Wednesday when Bloomberg happened to walk by, according to the NY Post.

“Do a good job,” the mayor told Mr. de Blasio in a typical Bloomberg fashion.

“I’m going to be a constituent of yours – a taxpayer, a voter but mainly somebody who lives in the city… my grandson will be here I assume,” the outgoing mayor said.

Watch a video of the exchange here

Mr. de Blasio told the outgoing mayor that he’d like to collaborate with him on certain projects down the road.

“When the time comes, we can also talk about some good works we can go together,” said de Blasio. “I thought we share many many priorities – and would love to talk about it.”

Earlier, Bloomberg told de Blasio he would take the subway to his inauguration, and then take in a Shakespeare play before heading out for a vacation in Hawaii.

The two guys then shook hands and hugged, and Bloomberg headed up the steps into City Hall for his final day in office after 12 years.

Wednesday morning, Mr. Bloomberg used his final speech as mayor to tout the better city he’s leaving his successor. He also thanked religious leaders for helping New Yorkers in need and to praise the city’s diversity.

“I have always been envious of you,” he said at an interfaith breakfast at the New York Public Library. “Because you work at the real level where the real problems are. — Big numbers are easy to deal with. It’s much tougher when you deal one on one, looking at a person right in the eye who has a problem.”

One by one, religious leaders took to the microphone, offering him praise, according to The NY Times.

“This great city of New York has never flourished more than today,” declared a rabbi from Staten Island. “We have been blessed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s presence among us.”

“The psalmist declares, ‘One who does these things shall never falter,’” the rabbi added.

Mr. Bloomberg cited remarks by Pope Francis about the importance of cities, then quipped, “The fact that a Jewish kid can quote the Pope in a secular building built by Protestants in front of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh leaders really says all you need to know about New York City.”

“We are leaving the next administration a great hand to play and I think the best days for New York City are still to come,” he told the crowd to loud applause.

Photo: Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)