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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Wins Democratic Primary

HeadlineSep 13, 2017

In New York City, incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio easily won the Democratic nomination Tuesday in a primary election that saw very low voter turnout. De Blasio campaigned on a platform that includes affordable housing, rent controls, a tax increase on wealthy New Yorkers to pay for the city’s ailing subway, and an expansion of his administration’s free preschool program to include children three years old and up. Click here to see our extended conversation with Democracy Now!’s Juan González about his new book, “Reclaiming Gotham.”

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