Seven hundred and thirty days. That's how much is left in Mayor de Blasio's term in office.

Now that the holidays are in the rearview mirror and the city recovers from its New Year's hangover, de Blasio is entering legacy-defining territory. And the stakes are high. Homelessness continues to increase, there is an affordability crisis and there are some troubling trends in public safety.

For the first time in four years, the city recorded a slight increase in homicides and violent crime. If the trend continues, it could threaten one of de Blasio's landmark achievements: a record-low crime rate amid a continuing drop in arrests.

There's also an increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes that is hitting the city's Jewish communities, and while de Blasio has promised to spare no resource in countering the trend, incidents are still being recorded at a record pace. According to the NYPD, 2019 ended with a record 229 anti-Semitic reported hate crimes, compared to 185 the previous year.

That increase, and the state's new bail reform going into effect, is putting policy and practice on a collision course. A long-awaited change to how courts assign bail is now being second guessed as some alleged offenders, including hate crime perpetrators, are released without bond.

With Albany kicking off its legislative session in the coming days, de Blasio will also have a renewed opportunity to engage with Albany to resolve key priorities in the city, like reforming the property tax system. The mayor largely sat out the last session as he focused on a longshot bid for the White House.

Also on City Hall's to-do list for the new year: tackling the city's ongoing pedestrian and cyclist fatalities, which also ticked up in 2019. The new year is not off to any improvements. The city recorded a pedestrian fatality on New Year's Day after a woman was struck while crossing the street in Queens.

De Blasio will have a chance to lay out his agenda for this year in his annual State of the City speech, which is typically scheduled for the end of January, after the governor and Albany outline their priorities.