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Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs
Borough (New York City)

New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is segmented into boroughs for various reasons. A borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the History of New York City ....
 of New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

Reasons for Establishment
Prior to January 1, 1898, the city was coterminous with New York County, which at that time comprised Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 and the Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
. On that date, the Boroughs of Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
, Queens
Queens

Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
, Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, The Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
 and Richmond (Staten Island
Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, situated almost entirely on the island of the same name in the extreme southwest part of the city....
) were created. Brooklyn was coterminous with Kings County, the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx with New York County, and the Borough of Richmond with Richmond County.






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Borough President (informally BP, or Beep in slang) is an elective office in each of the five boroughs
Borough (New York City)

New York City is one of the largest cities in the world, and it is segmented into boroughs for various reasons. A borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the History of New York City ....
 of New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

Reasons for Establishment


Prior to January 1, 1898, the city was coterminous with New York County, which at that time comprised Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
 and the Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
. On that date, the Boroughs of Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
, Queens
Queens

Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
, Manhattan
Manhattan

Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
, The Bronx
The Bronx

The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
 and Richmond (Staten Island
Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, situated almost entirely on the island of the same name in the extreme southwest part of the city....
) were created. Brooklyn was coterminous with Kings County, the Boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx with New York County, and the Borough of Richmond with Richmond County. Queens County included the borough of Queens together with all of what today is known as Nassau County
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
. The Boroughs assumed most county functions, but did not replace them.

The offices of borough president were created by charter in 1898 with the formation of the City of Greater New York
City of Greater New York

The City of Greater New York was a term commonly used originally to refer to the expanded city created on January 1, 1898 by the incorporation into the city of Staten Island, Brooklyn, the western part of Queens, and the eastern part of what is now called The Bronx ....
, to preserve (in a later writer's words) “local pride and affection for the old municipalities” after consolidation. On January 1, 1899, Queens County
Queens

Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
 was partitioned. The easternmost was transferred to form Nassau County
Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban Political subdivisions of New York State#County in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S....
, which terminated its connection with New York City.

On April 19, 1912, the New York State Legislature separated the County of Bronx (which began separate activity in January 1914) from the County of New York, which now became coextensive with the Borough of Manhattan. .

Role of The Borough President


To balance local authority along with the centralization of government, the Office of Borough President was established with a functional administrative role derived by having a vote on the New York City Board of Estimate
New York City Board of Estimate

The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in New York City, responsible for budget and land-use decisions. Under the charter of the newly amalgamated City of Greater New York the Board of Estimate and Apportionment was composed of eight ex officio members: the Mayor of New York City, the New York City Comptroller and the P...
, which was responsible for creating and approving the city's budget and proposals for land use. The Board of Estimate consisted of the Mayor, the Comptroller
New York City Comptroller

The Office of Comptroller of New York City is the chief fiscal officer and chief auditing officer of the city. The comptroller is elected, citywide, to a four-year term and can hold office for two consecutive terms....
 and the President of the New York City Council
New York City Council

The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as balance of power against the List of mayors of New York City in a "strong" mayor-council government model....
, each of whom were elected citywide and had two votes, and the five Borough presidents, each having one vote.

In 1989, the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th...
, in Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris
Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris

Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris, Case citation , was a case argued before the United States Supreme Court regarding the structure of the New York City Board of Estimate....
 (489 U.S. 688
Case citation

Case citation is the system used in many countries to identify the decisions in past court cases, either in special series of books called Reporter s or law reports, or in a 'neutral' form which will identify a decision wherever it was reported....
) declared the New York City Board of Estimate unconstitutional on the grounds that the city's most populous borough (Brooklyn
Brooklyn

Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
) had no greater effective representation on the board than the city's least populous borough (Staten Island
Staten Island

Staten Island is a borough of New York City, situated almost entirely on the island of the same name in the extreme southwest part of the city....
), this arrangement being an unconstitutional violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is one of the post-American Civil War Reconstruction Amendments that was first intended to secure the rights of former Slavery in the United States....
 Equal Protection Clause
Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the United States Constitution, provides that "no state shall ......
 pursuant to the high court's 1964 "one man, one vote" decision (Reynolds v. Sims
Reynolds v. Sims

Reynolds v. Sims, Case citation was a Supreme Court of the United States case that ruled that state legislature districts had to be roughly equal in population....
). .

The city charter was revised in 1990 and the Board of Estimate was abolished. The Office of Borough President was retained but with greatly reduced power. The borough budget reverted to the mayor or the New York City Council
New York City Council

The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as balance of power against the List of mayors of New York City in a "strong" mayor-council government model....
. A Borough President has a small discretionary budget to spend on projects within the borough. The last significant power of the borough presidents—to appoint a member of the Board of Education
Board of education

A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....
 —was abolished, with the board, on June 30, 2002.

The two major remaining appointments of a Borough President are one member of the city Planning Commission and one member of the Panel for Educational Policy. Borough Presidents generally adopt specific projects to promote while in office; but, since 1990, Borough Presidents have been seen mainly as the ceremonial leaders of their boroughs. Officially, they advise the Mayor on issues relating to each borough, comment on all land-use items in their borough, advocate borough needs in the annual municipal budget process, appoint Community Boards, chair the Borough Boards, and serve as ex officio members of various boards and committees They generally act as advocates of their boroughs at the mayoral agencies, the city council, the New York State government
Government of New York

As in all 50 states, the head of the executive branch of the government of New York is a Governor of New York. The List of U.S. state legislatures is called the New York Legislature and consists of a New York State Senate and an New York State Assembly....
, public corporations
New York State public benefit corporations

New York State public benefit corporations and authorities operate like quasi-private corporations, generally with boards appointed by elected officials....
 and private businesses.

Borough presidents are elected to four-year terms.

As of 2009, the borough presidents are:

  • The Bronx
    The Bronx

    The Bronx is the northernmost of the Five Boroughs of New York City and the newest of the 62 Administrative divisions of New York#county of New York State....
     : vacant
  • Brooklyn
    Brooklyn

    Brooklyn is one of the five Borough of New York City, located at the western end of Long Island. An independent city until its consolidation with New York in 1898, Brooklyn is New York City's most populous borough, with 2.5 million residents, and second largest in area....
     : Marty Markowitz
    Marty Markowitz

    Marty Markowitz is the Borough President of Brooklyn, New York City....
     (D)
  • Manhattan
    Manhattan

    Manhattan is one of the five borough of New York City, located primarily on Manhattan Island at the mouth of the Hudson River.With a United States Census of 1,620,867 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles , Manhattan, coextensive with New York County, is the most population density county in the United States, w...
     : Scott Stringer
    Scott Stringer

    Scott Stringer is a New York Democratic Party politician and the current Borough President of Manhattan. His mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, is a cousin of Bella Abzug and served on the New York City Council....
     (D)
  • Queens
    Queens

    Queens is the largest in area, the second-largest in population, and the easternmost of the Borough which form the New York City. The Borough of Queens' boundaries are identical to those of the County of Queens , a Administrative divisions of New York#County of the State of New York in the Northeastern United States United States....
     : Helen Marshall
    Helen Marshall

    Helen Marshall was elected Queens Borough President in 2001 succeeding the term-limited Claire Shulman. Prior to being elected Borough President, Marshall served on the New York City Council from 1992 to 2001, an office she vacated due to term limits....
     (D)
  • Staten Island
    Staten Island

    Staten Island is a borough of New York City, situated almost entirely on the island of the same name in the extreme southwest part of the city....
     : James Molinaro
    James Molinaro

    James Molinaro, b. March 11, 1931, is the current Borough President of Staten Island. He was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan of Italian people immigrants....
     (R/C)


Borough Boards

Each Borough has a Borough Board consisting of the Borough President, the City Council members from the borough, and the chair of each of the borough's Community Boards. The Borough Boards meet monthly to serve the needs of the local communities. They may hold public hearings, make inquiries into the performance of public services, and make recommendations about city owned land use and sales within the borough.

Community Boards

See also:
  • Bronx Community Board
    Bronx Community Board

    Bronx Community Boards comprise twelve local units in the borough of The Bronx, which, like those in the other boroughs, play a role in the government of New York City....
    s
  • Brooklyn Community Board
    Brooklyn Community Board

    Brooklyn Community Boards comprise eighteen local units in the borough of Brooklyn, which, like those in the other boroughs, play a role in the government of New York City....
    s
  • Manhattan Community Boards
    Community Boards of Manhattan

    Community Boards of Manhattan are local government bodies in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which are appointed by the Borough President or City Council members....
  • Queens Community Boards
    Community Boards of Queens

    Community Boards of Queens are local government bodies in the New York City borough of Queens, which are appointed by the Borough President. Each of the 14 Community Boards in Queens consists of 50 non-paid members....
  • Staten Island Community Boards
    Staten Island Community Boards

    Staten Island Community Boards comprise three local units in the borough of Staten Island, which, like those in the other boroughs, play a role in the government of New York City....
New York City is divided into 59 administrative districts, each served by a Community Board. Community Boards are local representative bodies that serve as advocates for New York City residents and communities. Each board has up to 50 voting members, with one half of the membership appointed each year for two-year terms; there are no term limits. Additionally, all city council members whose council districts cover part of a community district are ex-officio board members and may participate in all board activities. However, council members may not vote on board issues. Borough presidents appoint the voting Community Board members, with half of the appointees nominated by council members representing the district in proportion to the percentage of the community board's population they represent. Broadly assigned by the to "Consider the needs of the district which it serves," the boards have been limited in their ability by , minuscule budgets and archaic technology. As a result, many residents have concluded that they have little impact on the operation of their communities or their lives. The and the have begun to address the limitations. See Queens Community Board 3's for an example of a typical board's operation and efforts to improvement neighborhoods.

Borough Presidents since 1898


Bronx Borough Presidents


# Name Party Term †
Louis F. Haffen (1854-1935)Democratic1898 - August 1909
John F. Murray
John F. Murray

Dr. John F. Murray is a clinical and sport psychology performance psychologist who first introduced the concept of scoring the mental side of a sport in developing the MPI or "Mental Performance Index" for American football....
 (1862-1928)		DemocraticAugust 1909 - 1910
Cyrus C. Miller (?1867-1956)Democratic1910 - 1914
Douglas Mathewson (?1870-1948)Republican/Fusion
Electoral fusion

Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political party support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. By offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate, minor parties can influence the candidate's platform....
1914 - 1918
Henry Bruckner
Henry Bruckner

Henry Bruckner was a United States Representative from United States Congressional Delegations from New York. Born in New York City, he attended the common and high schools in New York and became engaged in the manufacture of mineral waters in 1892....
 (1871-1942)		Democratic1918 - 1934
James J. Lyons
James J. Lyons

James J. Lyons was an United States Democratic Party politician, who served as Borough President of the Bronx from 1934-1962.Early life...
 (1890-1966)		Democratic1934 - 1962
Joseph F. Periconi (1910-1994)Republican/Liberal
Liberal Party of New York

The Liberal Party of New York is a minor United States of America political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its political platform supports a standard set of center-left policies: it favors abortion rights, increased spending on education, and universal health care....
1962 - 1966
Herman Badillo
Herman Badillo

Herman Badillo is a Bronx, New York politician who has been a borough president, United States Representative, and candidate for Mayor of New York City....
 1 (born 1929)		Democratic 1966 – 1970
Robert Abrams
Robert Abrams

Robert Abrams is an American lawyer and politician.He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University and the New York University School of Law....
 (born 1938)		Democratic 1970 - 1979
Stanley SimonDemocratic1979 - April 1987
Fernando Ferrer
Fernando Ferrer

Fernando James "Freddy" Ferrer was the Borough President of The Bronx from 1987 to 2001, and was a candidate for Mayor of New York in 2001 and the Democratic Party nominee for Mayor in 2005....
 1 (born 1950)		DemocraticApril 1987 - 2002
Adolfo Carrión, Jr. (born ?1961)Democratic2002 - Feb. 2009
to be elected April 21, 2009 April - Dec. 2009


† Terms begin and end in January where the month is not specified.


  1. unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of New York City


Brooklyn Borough Presidents


# Name Party Term
1 Edward M. Grout 1 (b.1861; d. after 1915) Democratic 1898–1901
2 Edward J. Swanstrom (1853–1911) Fusion
Electoral fusion

Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political party support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. By offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate, minor parties can influence the candidate's platform....
 		 1902-1903
3 Martin W. Littleton
Martin W. Littleton

Martin Wiley Littleton was a United States Representative from NYCongDel. Born near Kingston, Tennessee in Roane County, Tennessee, he moved to Texas in 1881 with his parents, who settled in Dallas....
 (1872-1934) 		Democratic/Independent 1904–1905
4 Bird S. Coler
Bird Sim Coler

Bird Sim Coler was an United States Politics. He established himself as a Stock broker in New York City, became prominent in municipal and State politics, and served as first New York City Comptroller in 1897-1901....
 2 (1867-1941) 		Municipal Ownership League
Municipal Ownership League

The Municipal Ownership League was an United States Third party formed in 1904 by controversial newspaper business magnate and Congressman William Randolph Hearst for the purpose of contesting elections in New York City....
 		 1906-1909
5 Alfred E. Steers (c.1861–1948) Democratic/Independent 1910-1913
6 Lewis H. Pounds
Lewis H. Pounds

Lewis Humphrey Pounds was an American businessman and politician....
 3 (1861-1947) 		Republican/Fusion
Electoral fusion

Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political party support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. By offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate, minor parties can influence the candidate's platform....
 		 1913-1917
7 Edward J. Riegelmann
Edward J. Riegelmann

Edward J. Riegelmann was an American Democratic Party politician from Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA.Riegelmann was: Borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1918?1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1920 , 1924 , 1940; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1925?1940....
 (1870-1941) 		Democratic 1918-1924
8 Joseph A. Guider (1870–1926) Democratic 1925-1926
9 James J. Byrne (1863–1930) Democratic 1926-1930
10 Henry Hesterberg (c.1882–1950) Democratic 1930-1933
11 Raymond V. Ingersoll (1875–1940) Democratic/Fusion
Electoral fusion

Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political party support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. By offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate, minor parties can influence the candidate's platform....
 		 1934-1940
12 John Cashmore (1895-1961) Democratic 1940-1961
13 John F. Hayes
John F. Hayes

John F. Hayes was borough president of Brooklyn in 1961....
 (1915-2001) 		Democratic 1961
14 Abe Stark
Abe Stark

Abe Stark was a American Jews businessman and politician. Born in New York City, he became a tailor and owned a clothing store at 1514 Pitkin Avenue in the East New York section of Brooklyn....
 (1894-1972) 		Democratic 1962-1970
15 Sebastian Leone
Sebastian Leone

Sebastian Leone was borough president of Brooklyn from 1970 to 1976....
  		Democratic 1970–1976
16 Howard Golden
Howard Golden

Howard Golden was the long-time Democratic Party borough president of Brooklyn serving from 1977 to December 31, 2001. Prior to becoming Brooklyn Borough President, Golden served as City Councilman for the Borough Park section of Brooklyn....
  		Democratic 1977–2002
17 Marty Markowitz
Marty Markowitz

Marty Markowitz is the Borough President of Brooklyn, New York City....
 (born 1945) 		Democratic 2002–


  1. second Comptroller of the post-consolidation City of New York
    City of Greater New York

    The City of Greater New York was a term commonly used originally to refer to the expanded city created on January 1, 1898 by the incorporation into the city of Staten Island, Brooklyn, the western part of Queens, and the eastern part of what is now called The Bronx ....
    , 1902–1905
  2. first New York City Comptroller
    New York City Comptroller

    The Office of Comptroller of New York City is the chief fiscal officer and chief auditing officer of the city. The comptroller is elected, citywide, to a four-year term and can hold office for two consecutive terms....
     after consolidation, 1898–1901; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of New York in 1902
    New York gubernatorial election, 1902

    See also...
    .
  3. unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of the City of New York


Manhattan Borough Presidents


# Name
(with dates of birth & death when known)		 Party Term †
1 Augustus Peters Democratic 1898–1899
2 James J. Coogan
James J. Coogan

James Jay Coogan was the Borough president of Manhattan, New York from 1899 to 1901. He was a graduate of New York University School of Law and a successful merchant and real estate owner....
  		Democratic 1899–1901
3 Jacob A. Cantor
Jacob A. Cantor

Jacob Aaron Cantor was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a United States Representative from 1913 to 1915....
 (1854–1921) 		Democratic 1902–1903
4 John Ahearn (1853–1920) Democratic 1904–1909
5 John Cloughen (acting) (died 1911) Democratic Dec. 1909 (4 days)
6 George McAneny 1 (1869–1953) Fusion
Electoral fusion

Electoral fusion is an arrangement where two or more political party support a common candidate, pooling the votes for all those parties. By offering to endorse or nominate a major party's candidate, minor parties can influence the candidate's platform....
/Democratic 		1910–1913
7 Marcus M. Marks (born 1858) Republican 1914–1917
8 Frank Dowling 2 (c.1865–1919) Democratic 1918–1919
9 Edward F. Boyle (c.1876–1943) Democratic 1919
10 Michael Loughman (acting) (c.1867–1937) Democratic 1919
11 Henry H. Curran 3 Republican 1920–1921
12 Julius Miller
Julius Miller

Julius Miller was a Manhattan Borough President from 1922 to 1930, who is best remembered for pushing through the West Side Elevated Highway from 72nd Street to the tip of Manhattan....
 (1880–1955) 		Democratic 1922–1930
13 Samuel Levy Democratic 1931–1937
14 Stanley M. Isaacs Republican 1938–1941
15 Edgar J. Nathan (died 1965) Republican 1942–1945
16 Hugo Rogers (1899–1974) Democratic 1946–1949
17 Robert F. Wagner, Jr.
Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr., usually known as Robert F. Wagner, Jr. served three terms as the mayor of New York City, from 1954 through 1965....
4 (1910–1991) 		Democratic 1950–1953
18 Hulan E. Jack (1906–1986) Democratic 1954–1961
19 Edward R. Dudley
Edward R. Dudley

Edward Richard Dudley , from the Gainsboro, Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia, was the first African-American to hold the rank of Ambassador of the United States, serving as ambassador to Liberia from 1949 through 1953....
 (1911–2005) 		Democratic 1961–1964
20 Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley

Constance Baker Motley was an African American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, New York State Senate, and Borough President, New York City....
 (1921–2005) 		Democratic Feb. 1965–Sept. 1966
21 Percy Sutton
Percy Sutton

Percy Sutton is a American Civil Rights Movement , lawyer and entrepreneur.Born November 24, 1920, Percy Sutton is a San Antonio, Texas native....
 3 (born 1920) 		Democratic Sept. 1966–1977
22 Andrew Stein
Andrew Stein

Andrew Stein was the last President of the New York City Council. He was a longtime political leader in New York.Stein's father is Jerry Finkelstein, a multi-millionaire retired publisher ....
 3 (born 1945) 		Democratic 1978–1985
23 David Dinkins
David Dinkins

David Norman Dinkins was the Mayor of New York City from 1990 through 1993, being the first African American to hold that office. He is the most recent Democratic Party to have been elected Mayor of New York City....
 5, 3 (born 1927) 		Democratic 1986–1989
24 Ruth Messinger
Ruth Messinger

Ruth Wyler Messinger is a former political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party . She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997, losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani....
 3 (born 1941) 		Democratic 1990–1997
25 C. Virginia Fields
C. Virginia Fields

C. Virginia Fields is the former Borough President of Manhattan, elected in 1997 and reelected in 2001. Her term expired in January 2006....
 3 (born 1946) 		Democratic 1998–2005
26 Scott Stringer
Scott Stringer

Scott Stringer is a New York Democratic Party politician and the current Borough President of Manhattan. His mother, Arlene Stringer-Cuevas, is a cousin of Bella Abzug and served on the New York City Council....
 (born 1960) 		Democratic 2006–
†  Terms begin in January and end in December where not otherwise indicated.
c. (circa) approximately
  1. President of the Board of Aldermen of the City of New York
    New York City Council

    The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the New York City. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as balance of power against the List of mayors of New York City in a "strong" mayor-council government model....
     (first in succession to the Mayoralty), 1914-1916; New York City Comptroller
    New York City Comptroller

    The Office of Comptroller of New York City is the chief fiscal officer and chief auditing officer of the city. The comptroller is elected, citywide, to a four-year term and can hold office for two consecutive terms....
    , 1933
  2. President of the Board of Aldermen, 1917
  3. unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of the City of New York
  4. Mayor of New York City, 1954–1965
  5. Mayor of New York City, 1990–1993


Queens Borough Presidents

  • Frederick Bowley
    Frederick Bowley

    Frederick Bowley may refer to:*Frederick Bowley , first borough president of Queens, New York*Frederick Bowley *Frederick Bowley ...
     1898-1901
  • Joseph Cassidy
    Joseph Cassidy

    Joseph "Joe" Cassidy was a Scotland association football player. His favoured position was as a Forward . Cassidy started his career with Motherwell F.C....
     1902-05
  • Joseph Bermel 1906-08
  • Lawrence Gresser 1908-11
  • Maurice E. Connolly
    Maurice E. Connolly

    Maurice E. Connolly of Corona, Queens was the Borough president of Queens, New York, USA from 1911 to 1928....
     1911-28
  • Bernard M. Patten 1928
  • George U. Harvey 1929-41
James A. Burke 1942-49
  • Maurice A. FitzGerald 1950-51
  • Joseph F. Mafera 1951
  • James A. Lundy 1952-57
  • James J. Crisona 1958-59
  • John T. Clancy 1959-62
  • Mario J. Cariello 1963-68
  • Sidney Leviss 1969-71
  • Donald Manes
    Donald Manes

    Donald R. Manes was a controversial Democratic Party politician from New York City. He served as borough president of the New York City borough of Queens from 1971 until just before his suicide in 1986....
     1971-86
  • Claire Shulman
    Claire Shulman

    Claire Shulman was the borough president of Queens from 1986 until 2002. She was the first woman to hold the position.Brooklyn-born and reared, Claire K....
     1986-2001
  • Helen M. Marshall 2002-


Richmond/Staten Island Borough Presidents

  • George Cromwell 1898-1913
  • Charles J. McCormack 1914-15
  • Calvin D. Van Namee 1915-21
  • Matthew J. Cahill 1922
  • John A. Lynch 1922-33
  • Joseph A. Palma 1934-45
  • Cornelius A. Hall 1946-53
  • Edward G. Baker 1953-54
  • Albert V. Maniscalo 1955-65
  • Robert T. Connor 1966-77
  • Anthony Gaeta
    Anthony Gaeta

    Anthony R. Gaeta was a Staten Island, New York politician. He served as Staten Island's Borough President from 1977 to 1984. Over the course of 39 years in public service, Gaeta also held positions as a tax collector for the Real Property Assessment Bureau, as chief of staff to Congressman John M....
     1977-84
  • Ralph J. Lamberti
    Ralph J. Lamberti

    Ralph J. Lamberti is a member of the Democratic Party, and held the office of borough president of Staten Island, New York from 1984 to 1989. He was defeated in the 1989 by then Congressman Guy Molinari....
     1984-89
  • Guy V. Molinari 1990-2001
  • James Molinaro
    James Molinaro

    James Molinaro, b. March 11, 1931, is the current Borough President of Staten Island. He was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan of Italian people immigrants....
     2002-


See also

  • Government of New York City
    Government of New York City

    The government of New York City is organized under the City Charter and provides for a "strong" Mayor-council government. The government of New York is more centralized than that of most other U.S....
  • Government and politics of the Bronx
    Government and politics of the Bronx

    The Borough of the Bronx in New York City and The County of Bronx in New York State govern the same people and the same land ? between the Borough of Manhattan to the south and Westchester County, New York to the north....
  • Government of Staten Island
    Government of Staten Island

    The Government of Staten Island, or Richmond County, like the other borough s which are contained within New York City, includes no county government....


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