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GWEN IFILL (Newshour): Yesterday marked the beginning of the end of a political era in the nation's largest city. Democrats delivered a rebuke to outgoing New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, choosing one of his chief critics, Bill de Blasio, as their nominee. The city's public advocate finished first, but he may not have achieved the 40 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff.
Former City Comptroller William Thompson placed second. Former Congressman Anthony Weiner, meanwhile, finished a distant fifth. On the Republican side, former Transit Authority head Joe Lhota won with more than 52 percent of the vote.
Hari Sreenivasan examines what's next for a post-Bloomberg Big Apple.
HARI SREENIVASAN (Newshour): The next mayor of New York will inherit a city that in many ways has been transformed during Michael Bloomberg's 12-year tenure. By several measures, New York City is thriving. Its economy is growing, crime is at historic lows, and the city's eight million residents are healthier and living longer than a decade ago.
Michael Powell has reported on the city for more than 20 years. He's now a columnist at The New York Times. He says, when Bloomberg took office, right after 9/11, the city's future was far from secure.
MICHAEL POWELL, The New York Times: He really took control of a city that was a wounded animal, and, at his best, both nursed it back to health and in many ways transformed the city.
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