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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Annette Addison

Age: 55
Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Occupation: executive secretary, sales
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

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Arianne Benford

Age: 27
Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Occupation: artist/writer
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

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Brent Job

Age: 36
Neighborhood: Flatbush, Brooklyn
Occupation: Master barber
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat (“I vote for who’s fair.”)

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Nick Macri

Nick-MacriAge: 23
Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Occupation: paralegal
First-Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Independent

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