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This story is part of Summer & THE CITY, our weekly newsletter made to help you enjoy — and survive — the hottest time in the five boroughs. Sign up here .

By day, Brad Reid is an attorney in the legislative division of the City Council, reviewing bill drafts and talking about policy with lawmakers.

But on some summer evenings, he wears the uniform of the “Legistars,” the Council’s softball team, throwing balls and strikes as the pitcher.

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