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Feb 10, 2001 · NEW YORK (CNN) -- Abraham Beame, New York's first Jewish mayor, died Saturday at age 94. Beame died at 10:52 a.m., a spokeswoman for New York University Medical Center said Saturday.
Feb 13, 2001 · Beame's wife, Mary, died in 1995, and a son, Edmund, in 1999. He is survived by his other son, Bernard. Abraham David Beame, politician, born March 20 1906; died February 10 2001
Abraham David Beame was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977. As mayor, he presided over the city during the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when the city was almost forced to declare bankruptcy.
Oct 16, 2015 · Abraham Beame, who was in his second year as the mayor of New York, was no stranger to the city’s budget and its challenges. During two stints as comptroller, he had seen the drop in ...
Feb 12, 2001 · The Mayoralty of Abraham Beame. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. It was Abraham Beame's misfortune to have been elected mayor of New York City in ...
Feb 16, 2001 · NEW YORK — Abraham Beame, the first Jewish mayor of New York, died Saturday at 94 of complications from open-heart surgery. The son of Polish Jewish immigrants who grew up on the Lower East Side and attended City College, Beame was mayor between 1974 and 1977. His tenure was plagued by New York City's worst fiscal crisis.
May 14, 1985 · Now, a decade later, Mr. Beame is 79 years old, chairman of UMB Bank and Trust's advisory board, and a man who has built a quiet life around his family, boards, card games and the television set.
