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David Dinkins

David Dinkins February 5, 2007
Personal data
Date of birthJuly 10, 1927(age 83)
Place of birthTrenton, New Jersey
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseJoyce Dinkins nee Burrows
ResidenceNew York City
Alma materHoward University
ReligionEpiscopalian
106th Mayor of New York City
In officeJanuary 1, 1990 - December 31, 1993
Succeeded byRudolph W. Giuliani
Preceded byEdward I. Koch
23rd Manhattan Borough President
In office1986 - 1989
Succeeded byRuth Messinger
Preceded byAndrew Stein

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David Norman Dinkins (born July 10, 1927) is a former politician from New York City. He was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, and is to date the only African American to hold that office.

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2.45 min. | 4.90 user rating		 Despite living side by side, Hasidic Jews, African Americans, and people from the Caribbean in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, rarely socialized before 1991. The groups occupied separate cultural worlds, and a climate of mutual suspicion and tension prevailed. On 19 August 1991, after a Jewish driver tragically killed a young black child, Gavin Cato, anti-Semitic violence erupted, and African Americans attacked Jews, Jewish property, and city police. Later that evening a mob of about fifteen African Americans shouting "Kill the Jew" attacked Yankel Rosenbaum, a native of Australia. Bearded and wearing a yarmulke, Rosen-baum was beaten and stabbed, but before he bled to death he identified his assassin as sixteen-year-old Lemrick Nelson. Three more days of rioting ensued. Nelson was acquitted of murder in a state court in 1992, and he later celebrated his acquittal with some of the jurors. In 1994 the federal government charged Nelson and Charles Price, who was accused of inciting the attack, with violating Rosenbaum's civil rights. Convicted as an adult, an unrepentant Nelson received 235 months in prison, while Price received 260 months. New York City then settled a lawsuit by several Crown Heights residents for $1.1 million. The official state report on the riots criticized New York City Mayor David Dinkins for his inaction during the riots; Dinkins later lost his 1993 reelection bid to Rudolph Giuliani. Community leaders, a community mediation center, and numerous <b>...</b>
5.17 min. | 4.39 user rating		 The game against the RiverRats was one a Heroes fan will never forget. Yes, because Huntington beat Erie 54-24, but also because of #50 Ron Idoko and #10 David Dinkins took it upon themselves to fight the fans in the Big Sandy Superstore Arena. Luckily the Huntington Police Department stopped Idoko before anything could happen.
2.15 min. | 3.4 user rating		 POLICE COMISSIONER RAYMOND KELLY, NEW YORK FORMER MAYOR DAVID DINKINS, GOVERNOR DAVID PATERSON, HAITIAN POLICE ORGANISATION HALEFO FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH.
20.42 min. | 4.75 user rating		 www.hrc.org Former NYC Mayor David Dinkins supports marriage equality. Do you?
0.52 min. | 4.78 user rating
Footage of former NYC Mayor David Dinkins greeting some fans.
4.12 min. | 3.0 user rating		 The Harlem gang of Four Documentary is being created by Leah Natasha Thomas and will tell the story of 4 of America's most profound leaders - Congressman Charles Rangel, former Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, former Mayor David Dinkins and former Secretary of State Basil Paterson.
1.65 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Work harder than your colleagues, focus on your strengths, do the unexpected and dont give up. Those were some of the themes discussed by NVLP Visionaries who participated in A Legacy of Change, a panel discussion held on February 23, 2009 at the headquarters of UBS Financial Services in New York City. Moderated by NVLP President and Co-founder Camille O. Cosby, Ed.D., the panel featured the Honorable Willie L. Brown, Jr., the first African American Mayor of San Francisco; the Honorable David N. Dinkins, the first African American Mayor of New York City; and the Honorable L. Douglas Wilder, the first African American elected Governor of a US state.
8.13 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Here's video of former mayor of New York City David Dinkins giving the finger to a heckler. I was one of only two videographers able to catch this scene. The other vidoegrapher is from CNN.
1.48 min. | 5.0 user rating		 2 ads, one from David Dinkins (later first Black Mayor of NYC) and Jim Florio (later Gov. of NJ)
1.00 min. | 4.5 user rating

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Project launched to buy local produce - St. Augustine Record Tweet this news
St. Augustine Record--In an effort to promote the purchase and sales of locally grown produce, Chef David Bearl and -David Dinkins- recently hosted a meeting with area farmers and ... - Date : Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:49:37 GMT+00:00
Arbitrator Eric J. Schmertz dies at 84 - Newsday Tweet this news
Newsday--Schmertz held numerous high-profile posts - he served as the city's commissioner of labor relations under Mayor -David Dinkins- - and was named by George HW ... - Date : Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:14:24 GMT+00:00
Suit seeks to deny Cathie Black waiver - Queens Chronicle Tweet this news
Queens Chronicle--Bloomberg also marshaled support for his chancellor pick from his immediate three predecessors, Democrats Ed Koch and -David Dinkins-, and Republican Rudy ... - Date : Thu, 30 Dec 2010 17:18:40 GMT+00:00
CUNY ousts Dem cronies - New York Post Tweet this news
New York Post--Flateau, who was a top aide to former Mayor -David Dinkins-, had been criticized for double-dipping -- earning a hefty Albany salary while also collecting a ... - Date : Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:49:02 GMT+00:00
First & Goal: A look back... - Morehead News Tweet this news
Morehead News--The MSU soccer team was crowned OVC champs; former QB -David Dinkins- and others were inducted in the MSU Athletics Hall of Fame. Whether you're for it, ... - Date : Tue, 28 Dec 2010 18:14:08 GMT+00:00
Talk Of Rangel's Post-Censure Future Begins - NY1 Tweet this news
NY1--In fact, I think he's doing better," said former New York City Mayor -David Dinkins-. Dinkins is an old friend of Rangel's. They are so close, that he calls ... - Date : Sat, 04 Dec 2010 03:56:13 GMT+00:00
Former Mayor David Dinkins implores Congress not to censure embattled Rep ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--Former Mayor -David Dinkins- speaks in support of Rep. Charlie Rangel outside church in Harlem. Until last week, former Mayor -David Dinkins- ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:46:57 GMT+00:00
Koch, Bloomberg and the Black controversy - Crain's New York Business Tweet this news
Crain's New York Business--His defeat by -David Dinkins- in the Democratic primary four years later was preordained that night. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's controversial decision to ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:38:05 GMT+00:00
Rosa Parks' Courageous Act - NBC New York Tweet this news
NBC New York--I talked on Tuesday to -David Dinkins-, the first black Mayor of New York City. “I have said that, in the struggle for civil rights, we stand on the shoulders ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 01:09:41 GMT+00:00
Ray Kelly: Controlling From the Grave - Huffington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Huffington Post (blog)--Remember how Mayor -David Dinkins- appointed then First Deputy Kelly to succeed Police Commissioner Lee Brown in 1992 when Brown resigned in the wake of the ... - Date : Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:41:17 GMT+00:00

New York Assembly
Preceded by
new district		New York State Assembly, 78th District
1966		Succeeded by
Edward Stevenson
Political offices
Preceded by
Andrew Stein		Borough President of Manhattan
1978-1986		Succeeded by
Ruth Messinger
Preceded by
Edward I. Koch		Mayor of New York
1990 - 1993		Succeeded by
Rudolph W. Giuliani

Mayors of the City of New York since the 1898 Consolidation

Van Wyck * Low * McClellan * Gaynor * Kline * Mitchel * Hylan * Walker * McKee * O'Brien * La Guardia * O'Dwyer * Impellitteri * Wagner * Lindsay * Beame * Koch * Dinkins * Giuliani * Bloomberg

Borough Presidents of Manhattan

Peters * Coogan * Cantor * Ahearn * Cloughen * McAneny * Marks * Dowling * Boyle * Loughman * Curran * Miller * Levy * Isaacs * Nathan * Rogers * Wagner * Jack * Dudley * Motley * Sutton * Stein * Dinkins * Messinger * Fields * Stringer



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