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13 October
5:55 pm

David Dinkins waited three days before he stopped the rioting in Crown Heights

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Bruce Blakeman, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:55 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific historical claim about the duration of inaction during the Crown Heights riots — a contested and significant historical event where the timeline of mayoral response has long been disputed
What we foundThe core claim that Dinkins took three days to act is partially accurate in that more aggressive policing was not ordered until the third night of unrest, but the framing that he simply 'waited' is contradicted by evidence that he went to Crown Heights on the first night, ordered police to break up rioters on day two, and faced a more complex situation than a deliberate delay; moreover, several credible sources describe the riots as lasting four days, not three.
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