Before they became famous, many past New York City mayors had colorful backgrounds — Fiorello LaGuardia was a translator at the Ellis Island Immigration Center, John Lindsay was a “ski bum” and the scandal-plagued Jimmy Walker was a Broadway lyricist.

The four men running this November for what’s often called the second-toughest job in America also bring unique experiences to the table that may give voters a glimpse into their leadership style, and help inform them of making the right choice to serve as mayor for the next four years.

The field includes a rapper-turned state lawmaker, a three-term former governor whose father held the same position before him, and an incumbent mayor who walked the city streets as a cop for two decades. Those candidates are Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdan

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