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Abraham David Beame (né Birnbaum; March 20, 1906 – February 10, 2001) was an American accountant, investor, and Democratic Party politician who was the 104th mayor of New York City, in office from 1974 to 1977.
Feb 11, 2001 · Abraham D. Beame, an accountant and clubhouse Democrat who climbed the gray ranks of municipal bookkeeping and confounded oddsmakers to become mayor of New York in the mid-1970's, only to...
Feb 14, 2001 · Learn about the life and career of Abraham Beame, who served as New York's mayor from 1974 to 1977 amid a fiscal crisis. The article covers his immigrant background, political achievements, challenges and legacy.
Feb 16, 2001 · A profile of the life and career of Abraham Beame, who was the first Jewish mayor of New York and faced the city's worst fiscal crisis in 1974-1977. Learn about his immigrant roots, his political achievements and challenges, and his legacy.
Feb 11, 2001 · Former Mayor Abe Beame, the diminutive accountant who guided New York through its dark fiscal crisis of the 1970s, died yesterday. He was 94. Beame died at New York University Medical Center of...
Oct 16, 2015 · While New York City Mayor Abraham Beame was described by allies and adversaries alike as kind and honorable, he also seemed paralyzed by the intensifying challenges of his office.
- Jeff Nussbaum
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. He died of...
