Nearly 30 years ago, Ronald Reagan famously asked Americans, "Are you better off now than you were four years ago?" More than 60 NYCity News Service reporters fanned out through the city in the days before the historic Nov. 4 election to ask New Yorkers:

"Where do you want this country to be four years from now?"

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Nathan Dillard

Age: 20
Neighborhood: Bedford Park
Occupation: student
First Time Voter: no
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“Capture Osama Bin Laden as soon as possible.”

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Daisy Ayala

Age: 20
Neighborhood: Kingsbridge Heights
Occupation: Student
First Time Voter: Yes
Party Affiliation: Democrat

“I want my son to grow up in a better community.”

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Cecily Cruz

Age: 39
Neighborhood: Bedford Park
Occupation: Nurse
First Time Voter: No
Political Afflilation: Democrat

“A country in which we can see equal rights for all sorts of people – gay, straight, transgendered – and a country in which healthcare isn’t really such an issue.”

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