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Rudolph "Rudy" W. Giuliani (1944- ) is the Mayor of New York City. His term of office began in 1994 and will end December 31, 2001 and he is a former U.S. District Attorney.
Giuliani first gained stature as the US district attorney for the New York courts. In this position he prosecuted numerous high-profile cases, including indictments of leading Wall Street figures Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken for insider trading. Giuliani attracted some criticism for arranging very public arrests of people, then dropping charges for lack of evidence before going to trial.
Giuliani first ran as the Republican candidate for mayor in 1990 but he lost to Democrat David Dinkins. In 1994 he successfully ran against incumbent Dinkins in an election which divided the city, primarily on racial lines.
In his first term as mayor, Giuliani pursued an aggressive and hugely successful policing policy resulting in declines in virtually every category of crime. Much of this was a continuation of policies begun under Mayor Dinkins; Giuliani also claimed credit for reducing crime at a time when the crime rate was dropping nation-wide. Building on this achievement, Giuliani pursued numerous policies intended to make the city safer and more friendly to families and tourists. The Times Square redevelopment project is often pointed out as an example of these policies.
Critics of the mayor describe a city divided by race, where the police department terrorizes blacks and other minorities with aggressive tactics. Among the better-known incidents of police brutality during the Giuliani mayorality are the killing of unarmed Amadou Dialou in a storm of 41 bullets and the brutalization of Abner Louima while in custody.
Since the World Trade Center attack Giuliani has been widely hailed for his calm and effective leadership in the crisis.
He ran an abortive campaign for U.S. Senate in 2000 against Hillary Rodham Clinton, withdrawing because of prostate cancer and the fallout from his extramarital affair with Judith Nathan. He is married to Donna Hanover, but he has announced that he is seeking a divorce. They have one son.