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Scott Stringer, one of the leading candidates for mayor of New York City, took his campaign to one of the most heavily Orthodox neighborhoods in Brooklyn on Monday to improve his standing among a group of voters aggressively courted by other leading contenders.
“I think that the decision that people have to make is who is best to be mayor at this moment and time,” Stringer told the Forward while walking on 13th Avenue in Brooklyn.
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“I don’t think we can afford a mayoralty on training wheels,” he said in an apparent dig at Yang, who has never held office before. “Plus I have deep roots in the community going back years, and I think that will be important as we meet the needs of other communities, especially the Orthodox. I’m someone who’s trusted and has deep relationships.”