Show Me a Hero — Season 1, Episode 1: Part 1
Crime, Drama, War & Politics • 56 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost? Even before he is inaugurated, the obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of Yonkers looms over his new administration.
About Show Me a Hero
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.