Show Me a Hero (2015)
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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Episodes
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1. Part 12015-08-16 · 56mNick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost? Even before he is inaugurated, the obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of
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2. Part 22015-08-16 · 58mAll 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 det
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3. Part 32015-08-23 · 57mMayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote, and housing officials finally begin to plan to build the new townhomes. But even a
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4. Part 42015-08-23 · 58mA new mayor pledges to oppose the housing, even though it is never quite clear what he might be able to do in that regard. Meanwhile, Nick Wasicsko tries to reconcile himself to li
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5. Part 52015-08-30 · 58mArmed 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 tow
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6. Part 62015-08-30 · 57mA comprehensive orientation process awaits the incoming residents, and many have second thoughts about moving into neighborhoods that don't welcome them. At the same time, Mary Dor
Cast
Oscar IsaacNick Wasicsko
Catherine KeenerMary Dorman
Alfred MolinaHenry J. Spallone
Bob BalabanLeonard B. Sand
Peter RiegertOscar Newman
LaTanya Richardson JacksonNorma O'Neal
Carla QuevedoNay Noe Wasicsko
Jon BernthalMichael H. Sussman
Ilfenesh HaderaCarmen Febles
Natalie PaulDoreen Henderson
Michael Stahl-DavidJim Surdoval
Winona RyderVinni Restiano
Jim BelushiAngelo Martinelli
Terry KinneyPeter SmithImages
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