Everyone seems to know Frank Carrado, who at 86 is arguably the most popular resident in Long Island City. "I got to know all of the politicians," says Frank Carrado. "I got to know all of the police department. The whole police department knows me."

Denizens of the neighborhood call him the 'Mayor'. It's a title he says not even Mayor Bill de Blasio can challenge. "Down at the waterfront we were cutting ground and I was joking with him and I said to him you know you're the mayor of New York City. I said 'But I'm the mayor here.'"

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