Transcript: Interview: Wendy Wasserstein discusses New Yorkers and life in New York

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Interview: Wendy Wasserstein discusses New Yorkers and life in New York

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But first, Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, was also election day in New York City--at least it began that way. New Yorkers were supposed to elect a new mayor. Playwright Wendy Wasserstein went to vote near her home on 65th Street that morning. She thought it strange that only two other voters were at the precinct, but Ms. Wasserstein didn' t find out what had happened until she returned home. The election, by the way, ...

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