Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins Dies at 93

Former Mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, attends Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address in New York City, on Jan. 9, 2017. Stephanie Keith/Reuters

David Dinkins, who served as New York City’s first and only African American mayor during the 1990s, died on Monday at the age of 93, police said.

His death appeared to be of natural causes, Detective Adam Navarro of the city’s police department told Reuters.