Show Me a Hero

tv show

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6 total episodes

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1 seasons

First Aired August 16, 2015

Overview

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.

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Part 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 1h 58m

Air Date

August 16, 2015

Overview

All hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judge weary of further delay. Meanwhile, public housing residents trapped in the deteriorating projects of West Yonkers watch and wait as the white residents of East Yonkers make clear just how opposed they are.