This April 24, 2014, shows Ithaca, N.Y. Mayor Svante Myrick sitting on a bench in his parking spot, which he transformed into a public park in Ithaca, N.Y. Myrick says he draws heavily on life experience as he shapes public policy, which may seem odd for someone still only in his 20s. The city’s youngest-ever mayor says his approach to Ithaca’s budget gap and even homeless population can be traced to a childhood that took him from a homeless shelter to the Ivy League. (AP Photo/Carolyn Thompson)
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