Tuesday’s election of six new City Councilpeople in Queens, including two new Republicans, could mean more robust debate and resistance to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, political analysts said.

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Commuters exiting the Jamaica Center subway stop were greeted by a sight that, on any other day, might have caused alarm – police officers ushering people away from the top of the escalator. In this case they did so to keep people from crowding the area where Mayor Bloomberg was campaigning. Meanwhile across town City Councilman Leroy Comrie attacked Bloomberg for not dealing with local crime.

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