Leslie Wyche

Biography

Leslie Wyche (1944–2018) was a New York City community activist, and a long time Harlem resident. He was known in Harlem as the uptown neighborhood's honorary mayor. He liked being the Harlem Mayor, and is quoted in the New York Times as saying, “I’m the kind of guy who likes to be among the people." The position of Harlem mayor was started in 1947 by Reuben Patton, who was the president of the Locality Mayors Committee of New York.

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