David Dinkins
David Dinkins
David Norman Dinkinsis an American politician who served as the 106th Mayor of New York City, from 1990 to 1993. He was the first and, to date, only African American to hold that office...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 July 1927
CityTrenton, NJ
new-york cities people
The people really are what make New York City great.
country new-york cities
Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be a bit much for those who don't come from New York, but clearly we are an important city for reasons of our cultural advantages.
new-york mistake grateful
So it's a mistake for someone to think that they bailed New York out. They did assist us, for which we are grateful, but it's a mistake to say we bailed New York out by giving them a grant of money to help those poor people who throw it away on welfare.
ties government guarantees
We borrowed money, it helped us with bonds and what not, and the Federal Government backed it, but it was a guarantee, it was not a grant. And we not only paid it off, but we paid it off ahead of time.
mother new-york people
My mother came here to New York. She and my grandmother were domestics, cooking, cleaning for other people.
worry no-point
There is no point in me worrying about what Bloomberg or Badillo will do.
thinking judging administration
Well, I'm not sure, but of one thing I am certain: History judges one differently than contemporary observers, and so I think that as time passes, I hope that not me personally so much, but our administration will be seen for some of the things that we accomplished.
kids adults achieve
I love kids and I maintain that they are our future, that we adults owe them the ability to achieve their potential and that we don't own this planet. We hold it in trust for them.
hands arms als
You can't twist Al Sharpton's arm.
cancer race issues
Race relations can be an appropriate issue... but only if you want to craft solutions, and not catalogue complaints. If we use the issue appropriately, we can transform it from the cancer of our society into the cure.
stupid law people
I haven't committed a crime. What I did was fail to comply with the law.
best bringing diverse election friendship job leading together york
This election is not about friendship but about who can do the best job of leading New York and bringing together its diverse people,
guys minds post
I think those guys at the Post need to get their minds out of the gutter,
consider criticize
I am not here to criticize the mayor, who I consider a friend,