In this first comprehensive account of the career of “America’s Mayor,” Fred Siegel shows how Rudolph Giuliani’s successes in New York—restoring law and order, cutting taxes and radically reducing the welfare rolls—demonstrated that cities might again become vibrant and dynamic places to live after thirty years of middle-class flight. The Prince of the City is at once a fascinating character study, a history of New York over the last forty years, and an insight on how cities function. The story that Siegel tells culminates with an account of September 11, 2001, showing how Giuliani’s eight years in office had prepared him and the city to rise to the occasion.

Preface vii Part I New York before Giuliani 1 Mayors and Mores in the Ungovernable City 1 2 David Dinkins’ Vision 15 3 Failure and Ferment 35 4 Rethinking 57 5 Rematch 67 6 The Changing of the Guard 85 Part II Giuliani Takes Charge 7 Breaking the Mold 99 8 The Democratic Rudy? 129 9 Smart Policing 141 10 Work Is the Best Social Policy 151 11 Shakedown City 165 12 Rudy on the Ropes 179 13 Racial Racketeering 195 14 The Mayoral Election: Ruth vs. Rudy 201 Part III The Second Term 15 Lame Duck Term 215 16 Impeach Rudy! 231 17 CUNY and the Genius of American Life 241 18 The Grand Guignol 249 19 Rehearsal for Terror 257 20 The Best of Times / The Worst of Times 265 21 Bernard Kerik and Jason Turner: 279 Round Two of Crime and Welfare Reform 22 Running after Rudy—Part I 291 Part IV 9/11 and After 23 Terror from the Skies 301 24 Running after Rudy—Part II 309 25 City Hall after Rudy / Rudy after City Hall 323 Appendix: A Short History of Terror Attacks on New York 333 (Real and Seriously Imagined) Acknowledgments 341 Interview List 343 Notes 345 Index 369

 

The Prince of the City: Giuliani, New York and the Genius of American Life by Fred Siegel
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