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The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in 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....
, responsible for budget and land-use decisions. Under the charter of the newly amalgamated 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 ....
 (passed 1897, effective 1898) the Board of Estimate and Apportionment was composed of eight ex officio members: the Mayor of New York City, the 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....
 and the President of the Board of Aldermen
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....
 (i.e. City Council), each of whom was elected citywide and had two votes, and the five Borough president
Borough president

Borough President is an elective office in each of the five borough of New York City....
s, each having one vote.






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The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in 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....
, responsible for budget and land-use decisions. Under the charter of the newly amalgamated 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 ....
 (passed 1897, effective 1898) the Board of Estimate and Apportionment was composed of eight ex officio members: the Mayor of New York City, the 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....
 and the President of the Board of Aldermen
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....
 (i.e. City Council), each of whom was elected citywide and had two votes, and the five Borough president
Borough president

Borough President is an elective office in each of the five borough of New York City....
s, each having one vote. The La Guardia Reform Charter of 1938 simplified its name and enhanced its powers.

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....
 declared the New York City Board of Estimate unconstitutional on the grounds that the city's most populous borough
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 ....
 (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 a 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....
).

Under the newly rewritten 1990 City Charter, most of the responsibilities that the Board of Estimate had previously had were delegated to 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....
.

See also

  • Board of estimate
    Board of Estimate

    A Board of Estimate is a governing body in many counties and municipalities, particularly in the United States.Typically, the board's membership will consist of a combination of elected officials from the executive branch and the legislative branch , and its powers are usually concentrated in such areas as taxation and land use ....