Dan Garodnick | |
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Chair of the New York City Planning Commission | |
Assumed office January 19, 2022 | |
Mayor | Eric Adams |
Preceded by | Anita Laremont |
Member of the New York City Council from the 4th district | |
In office January 1,2006 –December 31,2017 | |
Preceded by | Eva Moskowitz |
Succeeded by | Keith Powers |
Personal details | |
Born | New York,New York,U.S. | May 5,1972
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Zoe Segal-Reichlin |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | New York,New York,U.S. |
Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Website | Official website |
Daniel Garodnick (born May 5,1972) is an American lawyer and a former Democratic New York City Councilmember for the 4th district. He is currently the Chair of the New York City Planning Commission. He also served as president and chief executive officer of the Riverside Park Conservancy.
Garodnick was born in New York City and is a graduate of Trinity School (1990). He received his B.A. from Dartmouth College (1994). [1] He earned a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School (2000), [2] where he was Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review .
Between college and law school,Garodnick spent time in both Millen,Georgia and Portsmouth,Virginia helping to rebuild African American churches that had been burned by arson. [3] He also spent two years working for the New York Civil Rights Coalition as the director of a program to teach New York City public school ways to combat racial discrimination,and how to use government to effect social change. [3]
An attorney,Garodnick practiced as a litigator at the New York law firm of Paul,Weiss,Rifkind,Wharton &Garrison where he focused on securities litigation and internal investigations of companies. While there,he represented the Partnership for New York City in the successful Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit regarding public school funding.[ citation needed ],and same-sex couples seeking marriage equality in New York State.
Prior to joining the firm,he served as a law clerk to Judge Colleen McMahon of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. [4]
In May 2008,Garodnick married Zoe Segal-Reichlin,senior associate general counsel and director of advocacy of Planned Parenthood. [5] They have two children. [6]
Garodnick was elected to New York City Council in 2005,winning 63 percent of the vote in the general election and defeating both the Republican and Libertarian candidates. In the five-way Democratic primary that year he won 59% of the vote. He won reelection in 2009 and 2013.[ citation needed ]
During his twelve-year tenure, The New York Times praised Garodnick for his “independent streak”and noted that he had “distinguished himself in the fight to preserve middle-class housing.” [7] The Wall Street Journal has called him “smart and fair” [8] and POLITICO New York noted that he is known as a “policy wonk”who has “bucked the establishment." [9]
In 2017,City &State called Garodnick a “no-nonsense negotiator.” [3] Garodnick earned this reputation for repeatedly bringing parties to an agreement in difficult negotiations. In 2007,Garodnick successfully stepped in to broker an agreement between renowned Chef Daniel Boulud and the staff at his eponymous restaurant,who sought redress and compensation after Asian and Latino employees had been discriminated against and passed over for promotions. [10] In 2008,when a developer proposed rezoning the largest stretch of undeveloped,privately owned land in Manhattan,Garodnick was able to adjust the plan to reduce the height of the towers,provide for acres of gardens and a school,as well as a $10 million contribution from the developer for a future pedestrian bridge over the FDR Drive. [11] In 2015,when the de Blasio administration and Council Member Carlos Menchaca were at a logjam over the $115 million redevelopment of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal,Garodnick helped broker an agreement between both sides. [12]
Garodnick is best known for his work fighting for his childhood home in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village,where he spearheaded the largest housing preservation deal in New York City history in 2015,with 5,000 units for middle-class families. He wrote a book on the subject,called "Saving Stuyvesant Town:How One Community Defeated the Worst Real Estate Deal in History," published by Three Hills Press,an imprint of Cornell University Press. He also negotiated the East Midtown Rezoning in 2017,covering an 80 block area in midtown Manhattan,which almost immediately began to generate new commercial space,and to deliver significant public improvements to the area.
Garodnick's last term as councilman ended on December 31,2017,when he was succeeded by Keith Powers.
Garodnick authored and passed over 60 laws during his tenure on the New York City Council. [13]
On April 3,2012 Garodnick announced that he would seek the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller. [14] On November 28,2012 Garodnick dropped out of the Comptroller race,and immediately endorsed Scott Stringer,while pledging to run for re-election in District 4. Stringer had previously been running for Mayor. [15] Garodnick was opposed in his bid for re-election by attorney Helene Jnane. [16]
On February 7,2022,Mayor Eric Adams appointed Garodnick as Director of the Department of City Planning,and Chair of the City Planning Commission. In that role he is leading the administration’s ambitious land use agenda,including proposed changes related to the impact of zoning on climate,changes to the city zoning law related to business development and housing,including for office to housing conversions. Garodnick is also focused on support for proposed changes near the new Metro-North Stations coming to the Bronx,a key stretch of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn,Manufacturing Districts in Midtown Manhattan,and downtown Jamaica in Queens. In July 2023,Garodnick was named in the top ten of City &State Newspaper's Real Estate Power 100. [17]
Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Party | Votes | Pct | ||||
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2005 Primary | Dan Garodnick | Dem | 7,270 | 58.01% | Jack Lester | Dem | 2,116 | 16.89% | Meryl Brodsky | Dem | 2,015 | 16.08% | Jack Karako | Dem | 1,113 | 9.03% | ||||
2005 General | Dan Garodnick | Dem | 23,304 | 63.77% | Patrick M. Murphy | Rep | 13,153 | 35.24% | Jak Karako | Lib | 370 | 0.99% | ||||||||
2009 General | Dan Garodnick | Dem | 23,431 | 74.60% | Ashok G. Chandra | Rep | 7,972 | 25.40% | ||||||||||||
2013 General | Dan Garodnick | Dem | 21,366 | 70.51% | Helene Jnane | Rep | 8,911 | 29.49% |
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