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Line 37: − − New York City has strict [[gun control]] laws and is rumored to make it hard for civilians to obtain even non lethal [[Pepper spray|self-defense sprays]].
So what? Rumors in an encyclopedia?
== Politics ==
== Politics ==
New York City is historically considered a [[liberal]] city, with the majority of the population voting Democrat. However, the mayor has recently been [[Republican]], in the case of [[Rudy Giuliani]] or independent in the case of the [[liberal]] [[Michael Bloomberg]]. In November 2013, liberal Democrat Bill de Blasio was elected mayor and despite his anti-law enforcement rhetoric and liberal socialistic policies, was re-elected in November, 2017. [[Fox News Channel]] is based there in Manhattan. Of the 13 congressional districts that include parts of New York City, only one is represented by a Republican (Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. of [[Staten Island]]).
New York City is historically considered a [[liberal]] city, with the majority of the population voting Democrat. However, the mayor has recently been [[Republican]], in the case of [[Rudy Giuliani]] or independent in the case of the [[liberal]] [[Michael Bloomberg]]. In November 2013, liberal Democrat Bill de Blasio was elected mayor and despite his anti-law enforcement rhetoric and liberal socialistic policies, was re-elected in November, 2017. [[Fox News Channel]] is based there in Manhattan. Of the 13 congressional districts that include parts of New York City, only one is represented by a Republican (Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. of [[Staten Island]]).
== Culture ==
== Culture ==