In electing New York City mayors, it's all about-face
Photo credit: AP | Four former New York city mayors assemble at the 20th anniversary of the "Power Breakfast" at New York's Regency Hotel. From left are John Lindsay, Abe Beame, Ed Koch and David Dinkins. (March 8, 1994)
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Every New York City mayor draws intense public inspection -- and ends up with a unique and lasting caricature. Crafted by pundits and fellow pols, this public image is based, fairly or not, on personal style, policy and circumstance.
Remarkably, every mayor's public profile has seemed to differ to a dramatic degree from that of his predecessor, a rule that has held true for at least a generation.
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