A Day in the Life of Detroit Mayor Bing

Mr. Mayor

A successful businessman and former NBA all-star with the Detroit Pistons, Dave Bing assumed the mayorship of Detroit in May
Romain Blanquart for TIME

Mr. Mayor
A successful businessman and former NBA all-star with the Detroit Pistons, Dave Bing assumed the mayorship of Detroit in May after the tenure of his predecessor Kwame Kilpatrick was cut short by scandal. He has inherited a city plagued by a shrinking population and soaring unemployment.

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