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When Cory A. Booker took office as mayor of Newark, N.J. in 2006, he assumed responsibility for a city torn by crime, economic instability, and explosive racial tensions. Booker, an Yale-educated lawyer, ran on platform of reforming the city’s government and reducing crime. Since taking office, his mayoral agenda—which some consider too idealistic for the harsh reality of Newark, which was decimated following notorious race riots in 1967 riots—has been closely monitored by his constituents and the national media alike. This heavy dose of idealism is what the future lawyers...
...year old Yale Law School graduate has staked his reputation on battling crime, corruption, and unemployment in Newark...
...inherited a city that was in financial free fall. A horrible financial disaster. Crime was escalating and there had been really no investments made in the police department in terms of personnel and more feet on the streets. In terms of technology we were in the dark ages when it came to that. In many ways, Newark was presumed to be a closed shop by many investors and people who might move their businesses back...
...we’ve had a lot of success in reforming our police department and bringing more technology to bear on the challenges, increasing the number of police officers in the streets, and driving down crime. We’re one of the top cities in American now on drops in murders and shootings in our city...There’s just a big push on every level, but the good thing is that we are hitting a lot of singles and doubles for our city. Even a few home runs...
...resources to start there. You have to think creatively about how to better manage an organization so that it doesn’t waste as much money as it used to waste. All the while you’re dealing with a drumbeat of problems, from shootings and crime to children who urgently need opportunity. Its a big challenge, but the good thing is that there is so much space for innovation so much space for improvement, and that gave us lots of opportunities to make an impact...