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?"

Brooklyn CD7

Ruben DeLeon

Age: 22
Neighborhood: Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Occupation: Unemployed mechanic/trade worker
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

“He’s singing a story and it sounds very nice, you know, I’m just kind of hoping he’ll follow through.”

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Rebecca Lang

Age: 27
Neighborhood: Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Occupation: NYU graduate student, book publishing employee
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democratic Party

“I don’t like to vote on issues. I like to vote on a candidate’s whole platform.”

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Brooklyn CD7

Ruben DeLeon

Rebecca Lang

Joey Savedra

Jay Epron

Joshua Rivera

Bear Rivera