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Who was the first Black mayor of New York City?

David Dinkins was the first African American mayor of New York City, serving in office from 1990 to 1993.

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Is David Dinkins Dead?

David Dinkins, the first Black mayor of New York City, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, at 93.  

What singled out Dinkins’s term as NYC Mayor?

In his single term, Dinkins raised taxes to hire thousands of police officers, spent billions revitalizing neglected housing, and got Disney to invest in the cleanup of Times Square. 

What was the Crown Heights riot? 

Many blamed Dinkins for mishandling the Crown Heights riot in 1991 – Three days of anti-Jewish rioting by young Black men, with nearly 190 people hurt. A state report from 1993 cleared Dinkins of intentionally holding back police in the first days of the violence. 

Who was elected Mayor of New York after Dinkins?

After beating Rudy Giuliani, later disgraced President Donald Trump’s lawyer, in 1989, becoming the first Black mayor of New York City, Dinkins lost the rematch in 1993.

Eric Adams. Screenshot: CNN

Who’s Eric Adams?

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, Eric Adams was elected as the 110th mayor of New York and the second Black mayor in the city’s history. He is a former New York City police captain with a decades-long career in public life.

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