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How many consecutive four-year terms can a New York City mayor currently serve before a required break?

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more than 1.1 million students

About how many students does the New York City school system, run under the mayor, educate?

New York City spends roughly $21 billion a year on public education for its student population, one of the largest school systems in the country.

Source: Wikipedia, Mayor of New York City (2024) en.wikipedia.org

107 cities

As of April 2022, how many Polish cities were headed by a directly elected city mayor (prezydent miasta)?

That's out of 2,477 total municipalities in Poland, most of which have a different type of local leader instead of a city mayor.

Source: Wikipedia, Mayor (2022) en.wikipedia.org

10 mayors

How many mayors currently serve across the entire Cook Islands?

The Cook Islands, a small Pacific nation, has just 10 mayors overseeing its local governments.

Source: Wikipedia, Mayor (2024) en.wikipedia.org

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