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22 Jun, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Today is the day. New Yorkers are heading to the polls to select their top picks for #NYCMayor.

Over the past few months, @howiewolf spoke with the candidates who want the job of running America's biggest city. Here's where they stand: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
.@AndrewYang: “The city is the most profound catalyst for human capital development and transformation in the history of the world, perhaps. And that’s what we have to sustain." bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
.@mayawiley: “I felt called into the race because Donald Trump was attacking everything we've been fighting for and building over the past decades.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
.@KGforNYC: “New York City is ready to elect a strong female candidate. I’m the person for the job.” bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…
.@ericadamsfornyc: "The crisis we are experiencing in America, not only in New York but across America, every big city, is fed by education. Everything that we’re facing for the most part in our city stems from our failure to educate."
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Curious to hear what the current resident of City Hall thinks about the race to become the next #NYCMayor?

@howiewolf spoke to @BilldeBlasio last week about the election, his time in office and more: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

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