David Dinkins, whose 1989 win made him New York City's first Black mayor, dies at 93
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Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, a Democrat whose 1989 victory made him the first Black leader of America’s largest city, died Monday at the age of 93. Dinkins, who was close to a number of influential Harlem politicos, including future Rep. CharDavid Dinkins, whose 1989 win made him New York City's first Black mayor, dies at 93
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, a Democrat whose 1989 victory made him the first Black leader of America’s largest city, died Monday at the age of 93. Dinkins, who was close to a number of influential Harlem politicos, including future Rep. Charlie Rangel, was elected to a single term in the Assembly in 1965 before redistricting cost him his seat. He went on to hold an influential post as city clerk before he was elected Manhattan borough president on his third try in 1985 by defeating Assemblyman Jerrold Nadler in the Democratic primary by a 65-35 margin. (Nadler would go on to win a seat in Congress seven years later and emerge as a top party leader.) Read more