Did you know about NYC's "Walking Mayor"?

Wednesday October 27, 2021 ADVERTISEMENT [In 1910, New York City Elected Its First Great "Walking Mayor"]( [William Gaynor walking on the Brooklyn Bridge, 1910.]( [Eric Adams says he'll be the first biking mayor; in 1910, we got our first "walking mayor."]( ADVERTISEMENT ICYMI: More Stories From Today [Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa shaking hands on the debate stage.]( [What We Learned From The Final Adams Vs. Sliwa Mayoral Debate]( [The debate was mostly a retread of the first debate, but Sliwa swung wildly and hard.]( [Janitor woman mopping floor in hallway office building or walkway after school and classroom silhouette work job with sun light background.]( [NYC Custodial Staff Rode Out Nor'Easter Overnight In Public Schools To Prevent Flooding]( ["Our fantastic facilities staff are on the front line every day making sure our City’s young people have safe, secure places to learn, including overnight if needed."]( [A makeshift plaque marks the spot where Eric Garner was brought to the ground by Officer Daniel Pantaleo.]( [“There Was No Cover Up,” NYPD Officials Forced To Defend Handling Of Eric Garner’s Killing In Rare Judicial Inquiry]( [The questioning is part of a rare judicial inquiry that aims to shed light on the 2014 death.]( [classroom]( [Lawmakers Press City For Numbers On Public School Enrollment]( [Educators say smaller class sizes may be upshot of reduced roster.]( [David Gilbert leaving Rockland County Court in handcuffs in 1981]( [Radical Convicted In Deadly Brink's Truck Robbery Granted Parole]( [David Gilbert, a left-wing activist who spent four decades behind bars for his role in the infamous robbery of an armored truck that left two police officers and a guard dead, will be released from prison.]( [Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) within endosomes of a heavily infected nasal olfactory epithelial cell.]( [Coronavirus Statistics: Tracking The Epidemic In New York]( [These charts show the growth of COVID-19 in New York City and the tri-state area.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.