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Though it may
have been coincidental, Giuliani's first term helped usher in a dramatic
upswing in New York's prosperity. A New York Times article described 1995
as "the best year in recent memory for New York City." Even the pope came to
town and called New York "the capital of the world." The city's reputation
flourished, with remarkable decreases in crime statistics and a revitalized
economy that helped spur the tourism industry to some of its best years ever.
Such successes helped the mayor withstand a bitter fight over rent control in
1997 as well as continued concern over serious overcrowding in the public school
system and cutbacks in health and welfare programs. Giuliani won re-election in
1997 in a landslide.
The
early years of his second term were characterized by the
continued growth of the city's economy, and more civic improvements,
such as the "cleaning up" of previously crime-ridden neighborhoods like
Times Square, the renovation of Grand Central Station and the building
of new hotels and office buildings. All these developments greatly
boosted tourism and thus the city's coffers, but they also raised
protests that the mayor would do anything to attract national chains to
the city, often at the expense of local business and local workers.
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Several high-profile incidents, such as the Abner Louima torture case
involving shocking allegations of police brutality, led to charges of
disregard for minority rights. With reports on racial profiling somewhat
backing this up, Giuliani's popularity, once amazingly high in this
heavily Democratic city, dwindled significantly - though it was soon to
be resuscitated in a big way
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