Room Eight | Tag | david dinkins

Time for the Double Standard Against Hillary to Stop

Dominic Carter | September 9, 2016

Ok. Let’s have a candid moment. Of course, during this presidential contest where Hillary Clinton is in the fight...

Boy that was some finger Mayor Dinkins

Dominic Carter | August 13, 2010

I still can’t figure this one out.

In the dictionary next to the words dignity and polite should be a photo of former NYC Mayor David Dinkins with no other definition.

In a 30 year relationship, in public or private, I have never seen him yell, scream, or even raise his voice.

Either you have it or you don’t

Dominic Carter | July 12, 2010

Just recently I had lunch with former Mayor Ed Koch, and I have to say it was a very pleasurable experience.

Some politicians just have “It.” Charisma, personality, charm, the ability to connect with people. Koch has always been one of them.

For 25 years, Koch and I have always had a traditional Newsmaker/Journalistic relationship. I’ve known him as the city’s personable and witty three term mayor, but this time over lunch was different. He was again literally standing as tall as he did when he was mayor. He’s a man in his 80’s, who has had heart problems, but on this day Koch was in his prime. Every weekend, he dines for the most part, with former members of his administration, and it was remarkable to watch Koch hold court without missing a beat. In all these years, I had never seen the private Ed Koch. But this time I did.