the New York Urban League. A veteran of city's public school system, he graduated from Francis Lewis High School in Queens. Further, Walcott has two master's degrees -- one in education from the University of Bridgeport and another in social work from Fordham University. Walcott's nomination figures in stark contrast to Black's Park Avenue address and public perception as an elite outsider. "I'm just a guy from Queens, I'm just a city guy," said Walcott at Thursday's press conference. Some wondered why Walcott hadn't first been appointed, allowing Bloomberg to avoid the Black debacle altogether. "Rather than pick a darling of reform movement, Bloomberg has chosen someone that doesn't have to come in and learn the city," said Jeffrey Henig, a professor of political science and education at Teachers College. "He's thinking about it more clearly than he had the last time around."
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