From the volatile streets to the halls of power, Mary Clark experienced the triumphs and defeats of New York City's Hell's Kitchen community as it fought development fever, homelessness, and the illegal drug trade. In the 1980's and 1990's New York politics, some of the most powerful state and national leaders had their start. She had a grassroots view of the fall of Ed Koch, a working relationship with David Dinkins, and saw the the rise of Rudolph...