Show Me a Hero — Season 1, Episode 3: Part 3
Crime, Drama, War & Politics • 57 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Mayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote, and housing officials finally begin to plan to build the new townhomes. But even as they do, the political costs to Wasicsko become apparent.
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.