GOP challenger opposes de Blasio tax plan
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Nicole Malliotakis, an assemblywoman from Staten Island who’s running for mayor, on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017 came out against a plan by incumbent Bill de Blasio to hike taxes on the richest New Yorkers to pay for the subways. (Credit: Newsday / Matthew Chayes)