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New York City’s next mayor will be forced to take on a range of public health challenges at a pivotal time for the city, from expected deep cuts to Medicaid and food assistance to a need to strengthen an aging, flood-prone infrastructure that wasn’t built to withstand the mounting effects of climate change.

Between age, political experience, and platforms, the Democratic candidates Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo couldn’

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