'He really loved people': Tributes pour in for late NYC Mayor David Dinkins

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- New York City's first Black mayor, David Dinkins, died Monday night at the age of 93. He was the 106th mayor of the city and the first, and so far, only Black person to hold the office.

Fellow politicians and community leaders have been sharing their memories and condolences to his family.

Former NYC Mayor Giuliani tweeted his condolences to Dinkins' family.

Bill Ritter sits down with former mayor of New York City, David Dinkins, on Upclose.

"Power of Love, he, he really loved people. He loved children in particular, and he would always show children that, he would show them, they would love to remember, he would when he was around groups of kids, particularly, kids of color. He would say to them, 'You know, you can be mayor.' You know he had become mayor and he would tell them you can become mayor too, and he really was trying to encourage them," de Blasio said. "And you know, he would try and treat people with love even when they were treating him with hate and so I think what I remember is his extraordinary ability to summon a love he felt and put that forward, no matter what was thrown out."

"I was honored to have him hold the bible at my inaugurations because I, and others, stand on his shoulders," she said.

Joyce Dinkins, the former First Lady of New York Ciy, has passed away.