Show Me a Hero
Show Me a Hero
TV ShowEnded

Show Me a Hero

7.0 / 10
2015
1 season
6 episodes
CrimeDramaWar & Politics

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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Seasons

  • Part 1

    1.Part 1

    8.0
    16-08-201556m

    Nick 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...

  • Part 2

    2.Part 2

    8.6
    16-08-201558m

    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 det...

  • Part 3

    3.Part 3

    8.6
    23-08-201557m

    Mayor 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...

  • Part 4

    4.Part 4

    8.4
    23-08-201558m

    A 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...

  • Part 5

    5.Part 5

    8.4
    30-08-201558m

    Armed 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...

  • Part 6

    6.Part 6

    9.2
    30-08-201557m

    A 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...

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