But there's a relative newcomer giving the mayor a run for his money in a race that embodies the changes happening as young urbanites flock to northern New Jersey, looking for some relief from New York City's oppressive rents while still living in an urban area in its orbit.
It's couch-surfing writ large, and the pioneering website Airbnb has transformed itself into a formidable rental-by-owner behemoth that's giving established agencies a run for their money and inspiring a legion of followers.
He wants Branson and Virgin Money's boss, Jayne-Anne Ghadia, to give RBS, Lloyds, HSBC, Barclays and Santander a run for their money - which many of you will see as a laudable ambition.
It looks as if Fidelity and Citicorp are going to have a run for their money.
Lithuania is being given a run for its money by its two Baltic neighbours.
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However, Herman Cain apparently has decided to give Perry a run for his money.
Louis to Oakland are on track to give Vegas a run for its money.
Some new players in the currency markets are about to give you a run for your money.
But they offer grudging admiration for his ability to give the GOP a run for its money.
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With vast balance sheets and an appetite for expansion, they can give Netflix a run for its money.
Now, increasingly sophisticated local films are giving Hollywood a run for its money.
We gave them a run for their money though as Inside Out was shortlisted twice for the Scoop award.
The characters from Mystic no. 23 (September 1953) could give those glitter demons in Twilight a run for their money.
But don't you think we would have discovered something that would give Spielberg a run for his money by now?
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But Rome's Piazza Navona certainly gives it a run for its money in any contest for the World's Greatest Public Space.
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Nearly overnight, the city became a top 10 holiday destination, giving places like Spain, France and Florida a run for their money.
Bonds, finally, will give equities a run for their money in 1998.
Freddie and Fannie have given Wall Street a run for its money.
But they refuse, as far as I can tell, to make any real effort to give Dentist David a run for his money.
In most industries, the local competitors are getting bigger, better and stronger and are giving their international rivals a run for their money.
Most of the triple-A titles in Q1 and Q2 feature prominent composers meaning 2013 could very well give 2012 a run for its money.
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Brunei depositors made a run for their money when they learned that seven top officials at the conglomerate QAF Group were leaving their jobs.
He is going to get a run for his money from Academy darling Clint Eastwood, despite his snub from the Directors Guild of America.
At last here's a woman who wants to play with the big boys, and she's qualified, and she's giving them a run for her money.
Naturally, we expect other video calling apps (Skype, please?) to crop up on both platforms and give these initial offerings a run for their money.
It has grown into a company of 800 employees and is giving companies like America Online a run for its money on the Web.
Or at least give it a run for its money as a discipline that lets closet miniaturists like me garden at a manageable scale and price.
It sounds like a great idea: a PSP with integrated telephony and e-book functionality could perhaps give everyone in the market a run for their money.
Starting in the mid-1990s with Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain, a new, sculptural style of architecture has given large-scale public art a run for its money.
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