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  "path": "/2026/05/new-york-city-film-commissioner-rafael-espinal-interview-1236883322/",
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  "textContent": "New York City’s ambitious administration led by Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a new Film Commissioner very much in the mold — youthful, aspirational and goal-oriented. Brooklyn-born and raised Rafael Espinal, 41, a Queens College graduate in English and film studies, became New York’s youngest elected official at age 26 when he joined the State Assembly […]",
  "title": "New NYC Film Commissioner Rafael Espinal Is Wooing Wary Financiers & Frustrated Filmmakers, What’s His Plan? — The Deadline Q&A"
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