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NYC comptroller candidate Mark Levine speaks Hebrew in first campaign ad

JL;DR SUMMARY Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President and candidate for New York City comptroller, has launched a multilingual campaign ad that includes Hebrew to connect with the city's diverse populations. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityHebrewMultilingualismPolitical EndorsementAffordable HousingMark LevineCommunity OutreachComptroller RaceCampaign Ad

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New York City, New York, United States
"In the first ad for his campaign for New York City comptroller, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine shows off his multilingual skills."
Washington Heights, New York, United States
"Levine, who lives in Washington Heights, says in Spanish, touting the establishment of the Trust Federal Credit Union."
South Bronx, New York, United States
"Prior to his entry into politics, he was a bilingual English-Spanish math and science teacher at a school in the South Bronx."

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