An assessment of the former mayor, who died on Monday, reveals how he nourished innovation and laid founding stones for a modern city. Source: New York Times
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5 Ways That David Dinkins Shaped New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2020
The former mayor was remembered as a mentor who inspired Black leaders to run for office and began to bring down the crime rate. Source: New York Times
Remembering David Dinkins, First Black Mayor of N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on November 25, 2020
Prominent leaders said he was a somewhat reluctant trailblazer who took office at a difficult period of fiscal crisis and racial tension. Source: New York Times
Reaction to David Dinkins's Death
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
Rudolph Giuliani said on Twitter that Mr. Dinkins, his predecessor as New York City’s mayor, had given “a great deal of his life in service to our great City.” Source: New York Times
David N. Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
Mr. Dinkins, who served in the early 1990s, was seen as a compromise selection for voters weary of racial unrest, crime and fiscal turmoil. The racial harmony he sought remained elusive during his years in office. Source: New York Times
The Last Word: David N. Dinkins
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2020
The first African-American mayor of New York on his rise to City Hall and his fall after criticism of his handling of the racial violence in Crown Heights in 1991. Source: New York Times