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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Tina Fantauzzi

Age: 63
Neighborhood: Upper East Side, Manhattan
Occupation: Retiree
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Democrat

“I’m praying to God that we are going back to the same way we use to be.”

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Nikki Leopold

Age: N\A
Neighborhood: Roosevelt Island
Occupation: Runs Island Kids
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Independent

“I think that the general feeling of the country is very negative.”

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Martin Mensch

Age: 81
Neighborhood: Upper East Side
Occupation: Retired
First Time Voter: No
Political Affiliation: Unknown

“Out of Iraq, out of Afganistan.”

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