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City Comptroller John Liu

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 4: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (Center-R), along with schools Chancellor Carmen Farina (L), First Lady Chirlane McCray (Center-L), and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (R), visits Pre-K classes at Home Sweet Home Children's School in Queens on the first day of NYC public schools, September 4, 2014 in the Queens borough of New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is touring universal pre-kindergarten programs throughout the city. (Photo by Susan Watts-Pool/Getty Images)

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