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Populist ex-NYC Councilman Albanese's return
Photo credit: Albanese 2013 campaign
He left the New York City Council more than 15 years ago -- and has drawn little of the public spotlight since.
But those who may have forgotten him are learning, perhaps slowly, that Sal Albanese, 63, of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is once again aiming for the top spot at City Hall, just as he did a long time ago.
When he first ran for mayor in 1997, New York magazine headlined Albanese as...
