sentences:  He was the executive assistant to the mayor of New York City in 1966.He served as the deputy mayor of New York City from 1966 to 1969, and then was in private practice with the global New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom from 1970 to 1978.Additionally, he was a consultant for the Association for a Better New York in New York City from 1970 to 1975, and a hearing officer for the New York City Transit Authority in Brooklyn, New York from 1975 to 1977.