Ex-Mayor Dinkins in Hospital With Pneumonia

NEW YORK (AP) —

Former New York City mayor David Dinkins has been hospitalized with pneumonia at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

The city’s first black mayor was admitted Wednesday night after experiencing difficulty breathing. By Thursday, he was sounding much better.

Peter Johnson, a law partner of Dinkins, said the 86-year-old keeps a “breakneck schedule” teaching and supporting various charities. He noted that Dinkins hosted an event this week for Democratic mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio.

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