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What was one of the key reforms made by Fiorello La Guardia during his three-term mayorship?

  • Reorganizing the New York Police Department

  • Instituting federal income tax

  • Creating the National Guard

  • Founding the United Nations

Answer

Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945, made a number of key reforms to the city government. One of the most important was the reorganization of the New York Police Department (NYPD). La Guardia believed that the NYPD was corrupt and inefficient, and he set out to change that.
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