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Twelve-year-old twins living in Gracie Mansion. Town hall meetings in the Bronx or Queens, late into the evening. Unannounced visits at city agencies and a spontaneous game of Ping-Pong or dominoes if invited by a constituent.

If William C. Thompson Jr. is elected Tuesday, he promises to usher in a significantly different style, replacing the buttoned-down corporate efficiency of Michael R. Bloomberg with a more homespun and improvisational feel and diverse look.

If, however, Mr. Bloomberg is returned to office, he is promising a few changes, too. He is vowing to replace a third of his 40 commissioners and to demand that those who stick around come up with bold ideas. There are still a few days before the election on Tuesday, and two months before the official start of a new term. But it is already clear how unlike a Bloomberg administration a Thompson administration would be.

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