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Show Me a Hero: With Oscar Isaac, Natalie Paul, Carla Quevedo, Peter Riegert. Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.
Show Me a Hero is a 2015 American miniseries based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by former New York Times writer Lisa Belkin about Yonkers mayor (1987–89) Nick Wasicsko.
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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. David Simon. Creator. Oscar Isaac. Catherine Keener. Alfred Molina. Bob Balaban.
Show Me a Hero. 201560mTV-MA. Crime, Drama, History, and more. 7.9. Add to Watchlist. Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis. When federal courts ordered public housing be built in the white, middle class side of town, it divided the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics. More.
16 Ogo 2015 · Based on Lisa Belkin's nonfiction book of the same name, a mayor (Oscar Isaac) faces a federal court decision forcing his city to build low-income housing in white neighborhoods during the 1980s.