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SCOUT· 25%49m·2025-09-05·HistoryThe Boy Mayor of New York
The Bowery Boys: New York City History
As New York City enters the final stages of a rather strange mayoral election in 2025, let’s look back on a decidedly more unusual contest over 110 years ago, pitting Tammany Hall and their estranged ally (Mayor William Jay Gaynor) up against a baby-faced newcomer, the (second) youngest man ever to become the mayor of…
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