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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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Teresa Rizzo

Age: 49
Neighborhood: Sheepshead Bay
Occupation: School kitchen worker
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I hope that when I get to be a retiring age, because I’m only a part-time worker, that I’ll be able to live.”

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Lena Zaritsky

Age: 34
Neighborhood: Gravesend
Occupation: Elementary school teacher
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“It’s a lot to ask, but I think healthcare should be less business-oriented and, you know, more affordable for people.”

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John Bay

Age: 23
Neighborhood: Gravesend
Occupation: Assistant producer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“To make the country better, you gotta do better. You gotta work hard at what you do, whatever it is.”

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Bipin Mathew

Age: 28
Neighborhood: Sheepshead Bay
Occupation: Engineer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We need to begin to have a national project to wean ourselves away from fossil fuels, both for national security purposes and also to improve the environment.”

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