What Mayor Mamdani can learn from Fiorello La Guardia

WNYC News | Jan 16

When Mayor Mamdani is on the stump, there’s a New York City mayor from the past he like to reference from time to time: former three term Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.

La Guardia led the city from 1934 to 1946, and is viewed by many historians as among the most transformative mayors in New York City’s history.

But who exactly was La Guardia and what lessons can mayor Mamdani take from him and implement in today’s New York City?  

Kim Phillips-Fein, a history professor at Columbia University, talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about the “Little Flower’s” legacy.

 

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