HBO's Westchester-Based 'Show Me A Hero' Draws Rave Reviews

WESTCHESTER COUNTY. N.Y. --- HBO's "Show Me A Hero," based on the housing desegregation battle of the mid 1980s in Yonkers, seems to be winning the hearts and minds of fans and press alike.

"Show Me A Hero" follows the story of then Mayor Nicholas Wasicsko.
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Jeanne Muchnick

08/17/2015 11:00 a.m.

From Kirk@SoulKirk on Twitter: "Show Me A Hero" Is Everything You Could Want From a #DavidSimon Miniseries.

From Candice@candicehelfandr: "It's not easy watching, but I def. recommend #ShowMeAHero. Thought-provoking, necessary to today's world, and extremely well done."

From Raul Muciño ‏@raoulmc: "Gawd! Give all the necessary emmys to the show already #ShowMeAHero"

From LA Times: Why David Simon and Paul Haggis's HBO series 'Show Me a Hero' is essential viewing

From IndieWire: 'Show Me a Hero' Parts 1 and 2 Masterfully Deliver a (Surprisingly) Gripping Tale

From Vanity Fair: Show Me a Hero Is a Stirring Companion Piece toThe Wire

From Variety: TV Review: 'Show Me A Hero'

From The Atlantic: Welcome to Yonkers

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Go here for previous Daily Voice story profling former Mayor Angelo Martinelli; here for story on premiere at Alamo Drafthouse in Yonkers.

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