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A conversation about the "Principal for a Day" program
with Meredith Brokaw, Fernando Ferrer, Kenneth Cole and more on Apr 10, 1997
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with Meredith Brokaw, Fernando Ferrer, Kenneth Cole and more on Apr 10, 1997
Fernando Ferrer is the former Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005.
During his 14-year tenure as Bronx borough president, Ferrer created housing for about 66,000 families. The borough saw a significant drop in crime, particularly in the South Bronx neighborhood, and a steady rise in business and real estate investment. In 1997, Ferrer launched a campaign for Mayor of New York. Trailing in the polls and under increased pressure from party insiders for a unified Democratic Party, he abruptly dropped out and endorsed the eventual Democratic nominee, Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger.
In 2001, Ferrer ran for the Democratic nomination for mayor. He won the first primary with 34%, but failed to win the necessary 40% to secure the nomination and ultimately lost a divisive runoff election to Mark Green. In 2005, Ferrer was the Democratic candidate for mayor, but lost in the general election to incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Source - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Ferrer
