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?"

Manhattan CD11

Alicia Rogers

Age: 24
Neighborhood: East Harlem
Occupation: Medical Biller
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

Rebecca Burtz

Age: 31
Neighborhood: East Harlem
Occupation: Administrative Coordinator

First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

Margaret Joseph

Age: 59
Neighborhood: East Harlem
Occupation: Unemployed Teacher
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

Victor Springer

Age: 20
Neighborhood: East Harlem
Occupation: Waiter
First Time Voter: Yes
Political Affiliation: Democrat

Carmen Vasquez

Age: 62
Neighborhood: East Harlem
Occupation: HOPE Community Deputy Executive Director
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We are trying to save people who have overspent and lived beyond their means…”

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Stephen Marshall

Age: 49
Neighborhood: East Harlem
Occupation: Leave of Absence
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“We are spending too much money on the war.”

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