Fun city
Subtitle: John Lindsay, Joe Namath, and how sports saved New York in the 1960s
By: Sean Deveney
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781613218150
Subjects: Politics and government; Mayors; City and town life; History
Description: "On January 1, 1966, New York came to a standstill as the city's transit workers went on strike. This was the first day on the job for Mayor John Lindsay a handsome, young former congressman with presidential aspirations and he would approach the issue with an unconventional outlook that would be his hallmark. He ignored the cold and walked four miles, famously declaring, I still think it is a fun city." As profound social, racial, and cultural change sank the city into repeated crises, critics lampooned Lindsay's fun city." Yet for all the hard times the city endured during and after his tenure as mayor, there was indeed fun to be had. Against this backdrop, too, the sporting scene saw tremendous upheaval,"--NoveList.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-342) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: "I believe the Jets have found their star"; title: Enter John Vliet Lindsay; title: Decline and Fall; title: "What's the matter, rookie?"; title: Ten Million Lunatics; title: Meet the Mets; title: the Fun City Has a Fun Mayor; title: White and Black and Redneck; title: "I think we're going to have a riot"; title: No Quarrel with Them Vietcong; title: Backlash; title: "Nothing but garbage and rats"; title: Of Riot, Revolt, and Hair; title: "What kind of people are we?"; title: Confrontation; title: "I'll guarantee you"; title: Light, Meaningless, Dippy and Lovely Few Days; title: Eating Crow; title: "A year ago I would have felt it was pretty hopeless"; title: The Saints of Lost Causes; title: "It is best not to plan on promises and dreams"; title: Source Notes; title: Index.