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Two Democrats who want to be mayor

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Tom Allon and Bill de Blasio. illustration by Azi Paybarah

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By Azi Paybarah

12:48 pm Nov. 22, 2011

At his mayoral kick-off event last week, it occured to me for a moment that Tom Allon looked like he was doing an impersonation of Bill de Blasio. That is all.

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