If there's something the New York Times hates, it's term limits. Boy howdy, they'll follow term limits to the gates of hell, because term limits undermine the "voters' right to choose." And choosing forms "the bedrock of American democracy," which makes it is an inviolate democratic right, especially, for some reason, "at a time when the city's economy is under great stress."
Also: if there is anything the New York Times hates, it's eliminating term limits. You see getting rid of sensible term limits represents a "lunge for power," a shocking example of "breathtaking gall," and a level of power "unheard of in modern democracies."
Ha ha. Today's New York Times editorial board, meet the New York Times editorial board from last December. Perhaps you will hate each other.
