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NY Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Candidates:

Randy Credico (D)

Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul (D, WF)

Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu (D)

Rob Astorino and Christopher Moss (R)

Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones (G)

Michael McDermott and Christopher Edes (L)

Donna Mulvihill (Constitution)

Jimmy McMillan (Rent)

 

Comptroller

Candidates:

Tom DiNapoli (D)

Robert Antonacci (R)

Theresa Portelli (G)

John Clifton (L)

 

Attorney General

Candidates:

Eric Schneiderman (D)

John Cahill (R)

Ramon Jimenez (G)

Carl Person (L) 

 

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District 3

Candidates:

Steve Israel (D, WF, I) (Incumbent since 2013)

Grant Lally (R, C)

Stephen Labatte (R)

District 5

Candidates:

Joseph Marthone (D)

Gregory W. Meeks (D) (Incumbent since 1998)

District 6

Candidates:

Grace Meng (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2013)

District 7

Candidates:

Nydia Velázquez (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1993)

Jose Luis Fernandez (R)

Allan Romaguera (C)

District 8

Candidates:

Hakeem Jeffries (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2013)

Alan Bellone (C)

District 9

Candidates:

Yvette D. Clarke (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2007)

Daniel Cavanagh (C)

District 10

Candidates:

Jerrold Nadler (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1993)

Ross Brady (C)

District 11

Candidates:

Michael Grimm (R, C, I) (Incumbent since 2011)

Domenic Recchia (D, WF)

Henry Bardel (G)

District 12

Candidates:

Carolyn B. Maloney (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1993)

Nicholas di Lorio (R, C, I)

 

District 13

Candidates:

Charles B. Rangel (D) (Incumbent since 1971)

Kenneth Schaeffer (WF)

Daniel Rivera (G)

District 14

Candidates:

Joseph Crowley (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1999)

Elizabeth Perri (C)

 

District 15

Candidates:

José E. Serrano (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1973)

Sam Sloan (D)

Eduardo Ramirez (C)

William Edstrom (G)

District 16

Candidates:

Eliot Engel (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1989)

Patrick McManus (C)

 

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NYS Senate Districts by Borough:

Queens   Brooklyn   Staten Island   Manhattan   Bronx

 

Queens Districts

District 10

Springfield Gardens, Rosedale

Candidates:

Everly Brown (D)

Gian Jones (D)

James Sanders, Jr. (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2013)

Herbert Binger (D)

District 11

College Point, Whitestone, Little Bay, Murray Hill, Auburndale, Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston

Candidates: 

Tony Avella (D) (Incumbent since 2011)

John Liu (D)

Paul Gilman (G)

Timothy Furey (R, C)

District 12

Astoria, Long Island City

Candidates: 

Michael Gianaris (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2011)

District 13

Jackson Heights, Corona, East Elmhurst

Candidates:

Jose Peralta (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2010)

District 14

Jamaica, Queens Village

Candidates:

Munir Avery (D)

Leroy Comrie (D, WF)

Malcolm A. Smith (D) (Incumbent since 2000)

District 15

Forest Hills, Ridgewood, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, Howard Beach, Rockaway Park, Roxbury, Breezy Point, Far Rockaway

Candidates:

Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2009)

Tom Ognibene (R, C)

District 16

Elmhurst, Flushing

Candidates:

Toby Ann Stavisky (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2000)

S.J. Jung (D)

Brooklyn Districts

District 17

Borough Park

Candidates:

Simcha Felder (D) (Incumbent since 2013)

District 18

East Williamsburg, Bushwick, Cypress Hills

Candidates:

Martin Malave Dilan (D) (Incumbent since 2003)

Debbie Medina (D, WF)

Jonathan H. Anderson (R, C)

District 19

Brownsville, East New York, Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay

Candidates:

Sean K. Henry (D)

John L. Sampson (D) (Incumbent since 1997)

Dell Smitherman (D, WF)

Elias J. Weir (D)

Evelin Lausell (R) 

District 20

Sunset Park, Gowanus, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brownsville

VACANT (last held by Eric Adams, now Brooklyn Borough President)

Candidates:

Rubain Dorancy (D)

Jesse Hamilton (D)

Guillermo Philpotts (D)

District 21

Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Prospect Park South, Flatbush-Ditmas Park, East Flatbush, Flatlands

Candidates: 

Kevin S. Parker (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2003)

Herman G. Hall (C)

District 22

Bensonhurst, Manhattan Beach, Gerritsen Beach

Candidates:

Jamie Kemmerer (D, WF)

Martin J. Golden (R) (Incumbent since 2003)

District 25

Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford-Stuyvesant

Candidates:

Velmanette Montgomery (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1985)

Jane M. Neal (R)

District 26

Brooklyn: Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Vinegar Hill, Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens; Governors Island; Manhattan: Little Italy, Lower Manhattan

Candidates:

Daniel L. Squadron (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2009)

Manny Cavaco (WF)

Staten Island Districts

District 23

Sea Gate, Brighton Beach [BK], Mariners Harbor, Elm Park, Graniteville, Randall Manor, Stapleton, Shore Acres, Arrochar, Grymes Hill

Candidates:

Diane J. Savino (D) (Incumbent since 2005)

District 24

Bloomfield, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Todt Hill, Dongan Hills, New Dorp, Oakwood, Eltingville, Rossville, Woodrow, Charleston, Great Kills

Candidates:

Gary Carsel (D) 

Andrew J. Lanza (R) (Incumbent since 2007)

Manhattan Districts

District 27

Alphabet City, Stuyvesant Town, West Village, Theater District – Times Square, Garment District, Hell’s Kitchen, Lincoln Square

Candidates:

Brad Hoylman (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2013)

Frank J. Scala (R)

District 28

Flatiron District, Kips Bay, Turtle Bay, Upper East Side

Candidates:

Liz Krueger (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2003)

Shota Nugzarovich Baghaturia (D)

Mike Zumbluskas (R, I)

District 29

Central Park, East Harlem, Mott Haven, Port Morris

Candidates:

Jose M. Serrano (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2005)

Kevin Barrett (R, C, I)

District 30

Harlem, Morningside Heights, Upper Manhattan

Candidates:

Bill Perkins (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2007)

Jon Girodes (R)

District 31

Washington Heights, Hudson Heights, Marble Hill

Candidates:

Adriano Espaillat (D) (Incumbent since 2011)

Luis Tejada (D)

Robert Jackson (D)

Michael W. Chan (R)

Bronx Districts

District 32

Melrose, Morrisania, West Farms, Soundview, Parkchester

Candidates:

Ruben Diaz Sr. (D) (Incumbent since 2003)

David M. Johnson (C, I)

Jasmine Marte (C)

District 33

Kingsbridge, East Tremont, Crotona Park, Fordham, Belmont, Van Nest, Claremont, High Bridge, Morris Park

Candidates:

Fernando Cabrera (D)

Gustavo Rivera (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2011)

Steven Stern (R, C)

Jose Padilla, Jr. (I)

District 34

Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Middletown, Pelham Bay, Hunts Point, Longwood, City Island, Pelham Manor, Village of Pelham

Candidates:

Jeffrey D. Klein (D) (Incumbent since 2005)

G. Oliver Koppell (D)

Carl Lundgren (G)

District 35

Yonkers, New Rochelle, Hastings-On-Hudson, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown, Elmsford, Fairview, Hartsdale, Greenville, White Plains, Scarsdale

Candidates:

Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) (Incumbent since 2007)

District 36

Norwood, Williamsbridge, Baychester, Edenwald

Candidates:

Crystal Collins (D)

Ruth Hassell-Thompson (D) (Incumbent since 2001)

 

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NYS Assembly Districts by Borough:

Queens   Brooklyn   Staten Island   Manhattan   Bronx

 

Queens Districts

District 23

Ozone Park, Lindenwood, Howard Beach, Broad Channel, the Rockaways

Candidates:

Phillip Goldfeder (D) (Incumbent since 2011)

District 24

Briarwood, Bellerose Manor, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Holliswood, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Queens Village, Richmond Hills, South Richmond Hill, Utopia

Candidates:

David Weprin (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2010)

District 25

Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Hillcrest, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, Bayside, Douglaston

Candidates:

Nily Rozic (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2012)

District 26

Auburndale, Bay Terrace, Bayside, Bayside Hills, Broadway-Flushing, Douglaston, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, North Shore Towers, Whitestone

Candidates:

Edward Braunstein (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2010)

District 27

College Point, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Electchester, Pomonok, Briarwood, Richmond Hill

Candidates:

Michael Simanowitz (D) (Incumbent since 2011)

District 28

Forest Hills, Rego Park, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill, Middle Village, Glendale, Kew Gardens

Candidates:

Andrew Hevesi (D, WF) (Incumbent since: 2005)

District 29

Jamaica, St. Albans, Rosedale

Candidates:

William Scarborough (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1994)

District 30

Maspeth, Woodside

Candidates:

Dmytro Fedkowskyj (D)

Margaret Markey (D) (Incumbent since 1998)

Anthony Nunziato, Sr. (R)

District 31

South Ozone Park, Springfield Gardens, Rosedale, Far Rockaway, Laurelton

Candidates:

Michele R. Titus (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2002)

District 32

South Jamaica, Rochdale, Rochdale Village

Candidates:

Vivian Cook (D) (Incumbent since 1990)

District 33

Bellerose, Floral Park, Queens Village, Cambria Heights

Candidates:

Barbara Clark (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1986)

District 34

Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, Woodside

Candidates:

Michael DenDekker (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2008)

District 35

Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst

Candidates: Jeffrion Aubry (D) (Incumbent since 1992)

District 36

Astoria, Ditmars Steinway

Candidates:

Aravella Simotas (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2010)

District 37

Sunnyside, Ridgewood, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Ravenswood, Astoria, Woodside, Maspeth, Dutch Kills, Bissville

Candidates:

Catherine Nolan (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1984)

Walter Iwachiw (R)

District 38

Woodhaven, Ridgewood, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Glendale

Candidates:

Michael G. Miller (D) (Incumbent since 2009)

District 39

Corona

Candidates:

Francisco Moya (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2010)

Jesus Gonzalez (R)

District 40

Flushing, Linden Hill, Murray Hill, Mitchell-Linden, East Flushing

Candidates:

Phil Gim (R)

Ron Kim (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2012)

Brooklyn Districts

District 41

Sheepshead Bay, Midwood, Flatlands, Canarsie, East Flatbush

Candidates:

Helene Weinstein (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1980)

Sura Yusim (C)

District 42

Midwood

Currently: Rhoda Jacobs (D) (Incumbent since 1978, not seeking re-election)

Candidates: 

Michele Adolphe (D)

Rodneyse Bichotte (D, WF)

Victor A. Jordan (D)

L. Rickie Tulloch (D)

Matthew G. Williams (R)

Brian W. Kelly (C)

District 43

Crown Heights, Lefferts Gardens, East Flatbush

Candidates:

Karim Camara (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2005)

District 44

Park Slope, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Windsor Terrace

Candidates:

James F. Brennan (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1984)

Mikhail Yusupov (R, C)

District 45

Sheepshead Bay, Midwood, Manhattan Beach, Gravesend, Brighton Beach

Candidates:

Ben Akselrod (D)

Steven Cymbrowitz (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2000)

Mikhail Usher (C)

District 46

Coney Island, Fort Hamilton

Candidates:

Alec Brook-Krasny (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2006)

Stamatis Lilikakis (R)

Lucretia Regina-Potter (R)

District 47

Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, Midwood

Candidates:

William Colton (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1996)

De Jun "David" Liu (R, C)

District 48

Borough Park, Dyker Heights, Flatbush

Candidates:

Dov Hikind (D) (Incumbent since 1982)

Carl Caller (R)

District 49

Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Borough Park

Candidates:

Peter Abbate (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1986)

District 50

Greenpoint, Williamsburg

Candidates:

Joseph Lentol (D) (Incumbent since 1972)

William S. Davidson, Jr. (R)

District 51

Sunset Park

Candidates:

Felix Ortiz (D) (Incumbent since 1994)

Cesar Zuniga (D)

Henry Lallave (R, C)

Sandra A. Palacios-Serrano (R, C)

District 52

Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Gowanus, Park Slops, Prospect Heights

Currently: Joan Millman (D) (Incumbent since 1997, not seeking re-election)

Candidates:

Doug Biviano (D)

Pete Sikora (D)

Jo Anne Simon (D)

John A. Jasilli (R, C)

District 53

Williamsburg, Bushwick

Candidates:

Maritza Davila (D) (Incumbent since 2013)

District 54

Bushwick, East New York

VACANT (last held by Rafael Espinal (D), now New York City Council Member)

Candidates:

Kim Council (D, WF)

Erik Martin Dilan (D)

Khorshed A. Chowdhury (R, C)

District 55

Brownsville

Currently: VACANT (last held by William Boyland, Jr. (D), Incumbent since 2003, convicted of extortion and soliciting bribes)

Candidates:

Lori A. Boozer (D, WF)

Anthony Herbert (D)

Anthony Jones (D)

Bilal Malik (D)

David Miller (D)

Latrice Monique Walker (D)

Ineisha Williford (D)

Berneda Jackson (R)

 

District 56

Bedford-Stuyvesant

Candidates:

Annette Robinson (D) (Incumbent since 2002)

Garnsey Lee Alston (R)

District 57

Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant

Candidates:

Walter T. Mosley (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2012)

District 58

Canarsie, East Flatbush

Candidates:

N. Nick Perry (D) (Incumbent since 1992)

District 59

Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Gerritsen Beach

VACANT (last held by Alan Maisel (D), now New York City Council Member)

Candidates:

Roxanne J. Persaud (D)

Jeffrey J. Ferretti (R, C)

District 60

East New York, Brownsville, Canarsie

VACANT (last held by Inez Barron (D), now New York City Council Member)

Candidates:

Charles Barron (D)

Chris Banks (D)

Leroy R. Bates, Sr. (R, C)

Staten Island Districts

District 61

Mariners Harbor, Elm Park, Port Richmond, Randall Manor, New Brighton, St. George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Graniteville, Westerleigh

Candidates:

Matthew Titone (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2007)

District 62

Tottenville, Charleston, Rossville, Woodrow, Annadale, Prince’s Bay, Arden Heights, Eltingville, Great Hills, New Dorp

Candidates:

Joseph Borelli (R) (Incumbent since 2012)

District 63

Bloomfield, Graniteville, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Grymes Hill, Emerson Hill, Todt Hill, Travis-Chelsea, New Springfield, Heartland Village, Rossville

Candidates:

Michael Cusick (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2002)

Joseph Tirrone (R)

District 64

Shore Acres, Concord, Old Town, Arrochar, Dongan Hills, South Beach, Midland Beach, New Dorp, Oakwood, Eltingville

Candidates:

Nicole Malliotakis (R) (Incumbent since 2010)

Marybeth Melendez (D, WF)

Manhattan Districts

District 65

Lower East Side, Two Bridges, Little Italy, Battery Park

Candidates:

Maureen Koetz (R)

Sheldon Silver (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1976, Assembly Speaker since 1994)

District 66

Meatpacking District, West Village, Noho, Hudson Square, Soho, Bowery, Greenwich Village

Candidates:

Deborah Glick (D) (Incumbent since 1990)

Nekeshia Woods (R)

District 67

Upper West Side, Clinton, Hell’s Kitchen

Candidates:

Linda Rosenthal (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2006)

District 68

North Central Park, East Harlem

Candidates:

Robert J. Rodriguez (D) (Incumbent since 2010)

Ted Jones (R)

District 69

Manhattan Valley, Morningside Heights, Upper West Side

Candidates:

Daniel O’Donnell (D) (Incumbent since 2002)

Lolita Ferrin (R)

District 70

Harlem, Manhattanville

Candidates:

Keith L. T. Wright (D, WF) (Incumbent since 1992)

Noni Moore (R)

District 71

West Harlem, Washington Heights, Inwood

Candidates:

Kelley S. Boyd (D)

Herman D. Farrell Jr. (D) (Incumbent since 1974)

Jerome Johnson (R)

District 72

Inwood, Washington Heights, Harlem

Gabriela Rosa (D, WF) (Incumbent since 2012 - not seeking re-election)

Candidates:

Francesca Castellanos (D)

Melanie Hidalgo (D)

Guillermo Linares (D)

Manny De Los Santos (D)

Mayobanex Villalona (D)

Ronnie Cabrera (R)

Ronny A. Goodman (R)

District 73

Upper East Side, Midtown East, Turtle Bay, Sutton Place

Candidates:

Dan Quart (D) (Incumbent since 2011)

David B. Casavis (R, I)

District 74

Lower East Side, Union Square, Gramercy, Stuyvesant Square, Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village, East Midtown Plaza, Waterside Plaza, Kips Bay, Murray Hill, Tudor City, Turtle Bay

Candidates:

Brian Kavanagh (D) (Incumbent since 2006)

Bryan A. Cooper (R)

District 75

Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Murray Hill, Midtown, Lincoln Center

Candidates:

Richard Gottfried (D) (Incumbent since 1970)

Harry DeMell (R)

District 76

Upper East Side, Yorkville, Roosevelt Island

Micah Kellner (D) (Incumbent since 2007 - not seeking re-election)

Candidates:

Gus Christensen (D)

Ed Hartzog (D)

David Menegon (D)

Rebecca Seawright (D)

David Garland (R)

Bronx Districts

District 77

Highbridge

VACANT (last held by Vanessa Gibson (D), now New York City Council Member)

Candidates: 

Carlton A. Curry (D)

Latoya Joyner (D)

Verdell Mack (D)

Sherisse Palomino (D)

Esperanza Reyes Acosta (R)

Benjamin Eggleston (C)

District 78

Fordham Manor, Belmont

Candidates:

Jose Rivera (D) (Incumbent since 2000)

Fernando Tirado (D)

William J. Sullivan (C)

District 79

Melrose, Morrisania, Fairmont-Claremont Village, Tremont

VACANT (last held by Eric Stevenson (D), convicted of corruption charges)

Candidates:

George Alvarez (D)

Michael Blake (D)

Lanita Jones (D)

Marsha Michael (D)

Frederick Ricks (D)

Raul Rodriguez (D)

District 80

Allerton, Bedford Park, Morris Park, Mosholu Parkway, Norwood, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway, Van Nest

Candidates:

Mark Gjonaj (D) (Incumbent since 2012)

Robert M. Goodman (R, C)

District 81

Riverdale, Kingsbridge, Van Crotlandt Village, Norwood, Woodlawn, Wakefield Candidates:

Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) (Incumbent since 1994)

Alan H. Reed (C)

James W. Lapin (R)

District 82

Middletown-Pelham Bay, Throggs Neck, Baychester

Candidates:

Michael Benedetto (D) (Incumbent since 2004)

William E. Britt, Jr. (C)

Michael J. Eginton (R)

District 83

Williamsbridge, Edenwald, Baychester

Candidates:

Carl Heastie (D) (Incumbent since 2000)

Trevor Archer (G)

Benjamin Holloway (R, C)

District 84

Concourse, South Bronx, Mott Haven, Port Morris, Woodstock, Hunts Point – Longwood

Candidates:

Carmen E. Arroyo (D) (Incumbent since 1994)

Angel Molina (R, D)

Franklin Chidi Oleh (C)

District 85

Soundview, Bronx River, Hunts Point, Clason Point, Harding Park

Candidates:

Marcos Crespo (D) (Incumbent since 2009)

William R. Moore (D)

Janelle King (R)

Daniel Zuger (G)

Barbara Santander (C)

District 86

University Heights, Fordham, Bathgate

Candidates:

Victor Pichardo (D) (Incumbent since 2013)

Hector Ramirez (D)

Rene Santos (R)

Jose Marte (C)

District 87

Parkchester, Castle Hill, West Farms, Van Nest

Candidates:

Luis R. Sepulveda (D) (Incumbent since 2012)

Michael Dennis (R, C)

 

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Former Bronx Assembly Member Eric Stevenson was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison after his conviction earlier this year for accepting $22,000 in bribes. The sentence was less than prosecutors asked for, but more than Stevenson's attorney requested. Stevenson will have to surrender by Sept. 2. Preet Bharara, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, brought the charges. Prosecutors also contend that Stevenson didn't live in the legislative district he represented. His district, the 79th, is among 10 seats in the Assembly that are now vacant. Two seats are also empty in the Senate. The race to fill Stevenson's old Assembly seat is heating up as the summer approaches.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio has called a halt to the troubled overhaul of the city’s 911 system. Like many city projects, the 911 revamp is millions of dollars over budget and years, in this case three, behind schedule. The city's 911 system has come under major scrutiny recently after delays in the response to two major fires. De Blasio said at a Monday press conference that First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris was told last week that the project, originally priced at $1.3 billion, is now surpassing the $2 billion mark, would cost another $100 million to finish, and would not be complete until 2018. The administration will now conduct a multi-agency review of what went wrong with the project and recommendations will be made in July. “There were a lot of warning signs over the years that weren’t heeded,” de Blasio said. “And it is now time to do a full review. And so we’ve brought this project to a dead stop. We are not going to run the risk of wasting more taxpayer dollars or continuing down a road that may not work. The cost overruns alone suggested that something is fundamentally wrong.”

 

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