Show Me a Hero — Season 1, Episode 5: Part 5
Crime, Drama, War & Politics • 58 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 7.0/10
Episode synopsis
Armed with a growing recognition that he had fought on the side of angels in the battle over the housing, Wasicsko plans his political comeback, while the residents for the new townhouses are screened and chosen.
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.