The first Black mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, talks about his extraordinary journey into public service and how “hopelessly hooked” he is.
Dinkins’ new book, “A Mayor’s Life: Governing New York’s Gorgeous Mosaic,” is the focus of the conversation. His frankness about his term as Chief Executive Officer of the largest city in the world would amaze you.
The Jersey-born New York icon delves into the opportunities he embraced, the challenges that came along, and what has become his legacy. The former mayor minces no words in describing himself as the beneficiary of the hard work done by so many people to whom he owes his success.
Without playing down the enormous challenges he faced in office, the 91-year-old says being mayor of New York City is the best job of its kind in the whole world. Find out more about Mayor Dinkins, his upbringing, values and why he likens New York City to a “gorgeous mosaic.”
The author, Antoinette H. Condobrey, wrote the initial version of this piece for Brooklyn Savvy in 2016.
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