The mayor of New York City,officially Mayor of the City of New York,is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor's office administers all city services,public property,police and fire protection,most public agencies,and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.
Curtis Sliwa is an American activist,radio talk show host and founder and chief executive officer of the Guardian Angels,a nonprofit crime prevention organization. Sliwa was the Republican nominee for the 2021 New York City mayoral election,which he lost to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.
The New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) is the department of the government of New York City that manages the city's public school system. The City School District of the City of New York is the largest school system in the United States,with over 1.1 million students taught in more than 1,800 separate schools. The department covers all five boroughs of New York City,and has an annual budget of around $38 billion.
Stephen "Steve" Goldsmith is an American politician and writer who was the 46th mayor of Indianapolis. He also served as the deputy mayor of New York City for operations from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of Indiana in 1988 and governor of Indiana in 1996. He is currently the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Policy and Director of Data-Smart City Solutions at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2006,Goldsmith was elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer,currently serving as the 110th mayor of New York City since 2022. An ideologically moderate member of the Democratic Party,Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for more than 20 years,retiring at the rank of captain. He served in the New York State Senate from 2006 to 2013,representing the 20th Senate district in Brooklyn. In November 2013,Adams was elected Brooklyn Borough President,the first African-American to hold the position,and reelected in November 2017.
Bradford S. Lander is an American politician,urban planner,and community organizer who currently serves as the New York City Comptroller. A member of the Democratic Party,Lander is a progressive politician,and has been described as "one of the most left-leaning politicians in the city."
The 2013 New York City mayoral election occurred on November 5,2013,along with elections for Comptroller,Public Advocate,Borough President,and members of the New York City Council. The incumbent mayor of New York City,Michael Bloomberg,a Republican-turned-Independent,was term-limited and thus unable to seek re-election to a fourth term in office.
Dennis M. Walcott is the former Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. He succeeded Cathie Black,who resigned in April 2011 after only three months on the job. He was succeeded as chancellor by Carmen Fariña. He is the president and chief executive officer of Queens Public Library.
Philip Banks III is the current Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety and a retired law enforcement officer who served as NYPD chief of department in 2013 and 2014. As chief of department,Banks oversaw all patrol and specialty units. His brother,David C. Banks,has been appointed as New York City Schools Chancellor.
Louis A. Molina is an American police officer and Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety for the City of New York. He was the 37th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction. He was formerly the Chief of the Department of Public Safety for the City of Las Vegas and detective with the New York Police Department.
Merryl H. Tisch is the former Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents and wife of James S. Tisch,an heir to the Loews Corporation. In November 2015,she stepped down from her role after nearly 20 years on the board.
Carmen Fariña is a former New York City Schools Chancellor and head of the New York City Department of Education. Announced by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio on December 30,2013,she was the first New York City chancellor to have had schools supervision training and experience since Board of Education chancellor Rudy Crew.
Richard A. Carranza is an American educator who served as the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education from 2018 to 2021. He was appointed by Mayor de Blasio after Alberto M. Carvalho publicly turned down the job in March 2018. He previously served as the superintendent of the Houston Independent and the San Francisco Unified School Districts. He currently serves as Chief of Strategy and Global Development at IXL.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
Zach Iscol is an American civil servant,non-profit executive,politician,and armed forces veteran who serves as Commissioner of New York City Emergency Management. Iscol is a United States Marine veteran and was a Democratic candidate in the 2021 New York City Comptroller election.
The Democratic Party primary for the 2021 New York City mayoral election took place on June 22,2021. Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams defeated 12 other candidates,including Kathryn Garcia,Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang. Adams went on to defeat Republican Curtis Sliwa and other candidates in the November 2,2021 general election.
Sheena Wright is First Deputy Mayor of New York City and formerly an American nonprofit executive who was the first woman president of the United Way of New York City. In August 2021,she was tapped as the chair of New York City mayor-elect Eric Adams' transition team. Despite multiple arrests and a previous federal investigation,Wright was named First Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives by Eric Adams on December 6,2022 and began in January 2023.
Lorraine Grillo is an American government official who served as the first deputy mayor of New York City in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams. Grillo served as senior advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio for COVID recovery and commissioner of the New York City Department of Design and Construction.
Maria Torres-Springer is an American government official and former nonprofit executive who is the Deputy Mayor for Housing,Economic Development,and Workforce for New York City. Previously the vice president for U.S. programs at the Ford Foundation,Torres-Springer was commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services and its Department of Housing Preservation and Development. She was also the president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.
The mayoralty of Eric Adams began when Eric Adams was inaugurated shortly after midnight on January 1,2022.
