Nick wasicsko biography

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    • Nick Wasicsko

    American politician

    Nicholas C. Wasicsko (; May 13, – October 29, )[1] was an American politician from New York and the youngest-ever mayor of Yonkers, New York.[2] As mayor he fought for the desegregation of public housing.

    Early life and education

    Wasicsko was born May 13, , in Yonkers, to Nicholas and Anne Slota Wasicsko.[1] He was of Slovak descent.[3][4] Wasicsko attended public schools in Yonkers.[5][6] He graduated from Gorton High School in Yonkers in [1]

    Wasicsko graduated from Manhattan College in with a degree in government and served for a year as a county police officer.[1][5] His father died in [1] In and he served as 7th Ward councilman while simultaneously attending New York Law School, from which he was graduated in , the same year he was elected mayor.[1][6] He was admitted to the bar in New York and Connecticut