A few years after her husband's death, she was introduced to former Mayor Wagner.

Mayor Wagner insisted I sit next to him for the photographers.

Mayor Wagner later named him a deputy commissioner of housing.

And Mayor Wagner himself, who led the city from 1954 to 1965, made slum clearance a priority.

Mayor Wagner figured that the city would benefit greatly by the luring of what was considered to be "cheap labor".

Mayor Wagner's phlegmatic style masked 12 years of integrity and achievement.

She also wrote Mayor Wagner's executive order creating the first detailed code of labor relations for city employees.

A mediation panel appointed by Mayor Wagner had reached a settlement with the teacher's union.

Mayor Wagner broke with him in the 1961 mayoralty contest.

It was established in 1954 by Mayor Wagner as an oversight body with advisory powers but no teeth.