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Fiorello La Guardia 1934 – 1945
The irascible “Little Flower” was a progressive New Dealer and early critic of Nazi Germany who saw the city through the Depression and restored public confidence in city government after years of rampant corruption at the hands of Tammany Hall. La Guardia battled gangsters, unified the city’s fragmented transit system, and famously read the comics to New Yorkers over the radio during the 1939 newspaper strike.
John Lindsay 1966 – 1973
Universally acknowledged as New York’s handsomest mayor, Lindsay’s square jaw failed to impress labor leaders and his time in office was marked by strikes and labor unrest. After switching parties and launching a failed bid for president as a Democrat, Lindsay put his striking good looks to good use as a guest host of “Good Morning America.”
Abe Beame 1974 – 1977
New York’s first practicing Jewish mayor served a single term that was dominated by struggles with the worst fiscal crisis in the city’s history. The traumatic 1977 blackout sank his chances for a second term, and he lost the Democratic primary to Ed Koch. But by the time left office, Beame had saved the city from bankruptcy and turned around the city budget from a $1.5 billion deficit to a $200 million surplus.
Ed Koch 1978 – 1989
Over his three terms Koch saw New York through several traumatic parts of the city’s recent history, including the AIDS outbreak, the violence of the crack epidemic, the aftermath of the city’s near-bankruptcy, and eruptions of racial unrest. The indefatigable Big Apple booster left a lasting legacy of city-financed housing construction after Reagan-era budget cuts dried up federal funds.
Rudy Giuliani 1994 – 2001
A former prosecutor famed for taking on the mob, Giuliani presided over a steep drop in crime and the clean up of seedier parts of the city. He became a national beacon of strength in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and his endorsement was crucial to electing his successor, Michael Bloomberg.
Michael Bloomberg 2002 – 2013
Bloomberg’s business savvy and connections, gained through his years as a Wall Street financier and media mogul, were credited with preventing a mass exodus of businesses from the city following the 9/11 attacks. Bloomberg also succeeded where his predecessors failed in winning mayoral control of the city’s public schools. Despite switching parties to run for mayor as a Republican, Bloomberg remained socially liberal, taking strong stands in favor of gun control, reproductive rights and marriage equality.