▁have ▁a ▁mas cot , ▁usually ▁an ▁animal ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁or ▁occasionally ▁human ▁figures ▁representing ▁the ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁Now ad ays , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁mer ch and ise ▁aim ed ▁at ▁young ▁people ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁mas c ots , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁flag ▁or ▁organization ▁log os . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Par al ym pic ▁mas c ots ▁Olympic ▁symbols ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Par al ym pic ▁Mov ement ▁– ▁Im ages ▁and ▁information ▁on ▁every ▁game ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁The ▁Par al ym pic ▁Flag <0x0A> </s> ▁Fernando ▁James ▁" F red dy " ▁Fer rer ▁( born ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁politician ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁Bor ough ▁President ▁of ▁The ▁Bron x ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Mayor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁Mayor ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Fer rer ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁Fox ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁Long wood ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Bron x ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other , ▁who ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁kitchen ▁of ▁the ▁Wald orf - A st oria ▁Hotel . ▁ ▁Fer rer ▁graduated ▁from ▁Catholic ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁Bron