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Scott Stringer is used to Jewish support. Will it carry him to City Hall?

JL;DR SUMMARY Scott Stringer, New York City's comptroller, has announced his candidacy for mayor, drawing significant support from heavily Jewish neighborhoods, particularly the Upper West Side. 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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Jewish CommunityNew York CityOrthodox JewsScott StringerPolice ReformUpper West SideBill De BlasioJewish SupportJewish PoliticiansMayoral Election

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New York City, New York, United States
"New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks at a demonstration and news conference against illegal guns in front of the Jacob Javits Federal Building on August 12, 2019 in New York City."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"but Stringer has also spent significant time courting the Orthodox Jews of Borough Park, Williamsburg and Crown Heights, Brooklyn, winning the backing of leaders of those communities including City Councilor David Greenfield."

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