Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
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Air Date: 2015-08-16
Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost? Even before he is inaugurated, the ob...
Air Date: 2015-08-16
All hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judge weary of furthe...
Air Date: 2015-08-23
Mayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote, and housing officia...
Air Date: 2015-08-23
A new mayor pledges to oppose the housing, even though it is never quite clear what he might be able to do in that re...
Air Date: 2015-08-30
Armed with a growing recognition that he had fought on the side of angels in the battle over the housing, Wasicsko pl...
Air Date: 2015-08-30
A comprehensive orientation process awaits the incoming residents, and many have second thoughts about moving into ne...