They include newsstand operators, many victims of alleged police abuse, an activist group called Housing Works that has claimed its criticism of the Mayor led to the illegal cancellation of its contract with the city, and Public Advocate Mark Green, who has been stymied in his effort to get data on cops who were never disciplined despite having excessive-force complaints substantiated by the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
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"It would have been rude not to shake her hand, but I'm voting for Serra in the second round, " said Vladimir Martore, a 27-year-old newsstand operator . " I don't like her; I don't like her party; and I don't like having to pay these three or four new taxes she's stuck us with.
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Becker's outbursts are usually met with scorn or censure by the supporting characters, including Margaret ( Hattie Winston ), his efficient nurse and office manager; Linda ( Shawnee Smith ), the dingbat receptionist; Reggie ( Terry Farrell ), the model-turned-hash-slinger with whom he has a warily platonic relationship, and Jake ( Alex Desert ), a blind newsstand operator with whom he has the closest thing to a male friendship.
