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.
Eric Leroy Adams is an American politician and former police officer,serving since 2022 as the 110th mayor of New York City. Adams was an officer in the New York City Transit Police and then the New York City Police Department 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.
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission is an agency of the New York City government that licenses and regulates the medallion taxis and for-hire vehicle industries,including app-based companies such as Uber and Lyft. The TLC's regulatory landscape includes medallion (yellow) taxicabs,green or Boro taxicabs,black cars,community-based livery cars,commuter vans,paratransit vehicles (ambulettes),and some luxury limousines.
Eric Ulrich is an American politician from the state of New York. A Republican,Ulrich represented the 32nd district on the New York City Council from 2009 to 2021. In 2022,he served as New York City Buildings Commissioner and as senior advisor to Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On September 13,2023,Ulrich was arrested on 16 felony corruption charges;he pleaded not guilty.
Louis A. Molina is an American police officer and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction. He was formerly the Chief of the City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety and detective with the New York Police Department.
Matthew W. Daus is an American politician who served as the tenth Commissioner and Chairman of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). He is now a partner and chair of transportation at the law-firm Windels,Marx,Lane,&Mittendorf LLP. He also serves as the Transportation Technology Chair and distinguished lecturer at The City University of New York's Transportation Research Center,Commissioner of the New York City Civil Service Commission,and President of the International Association of Transportation Regulators.
The Business Integrity Commission (BIC) is the agency of the New York City government responsible for regulating the private carting industry,public wholesale markets businesses,and the shipboard gambling industry. Its purpose is to combat corruption in these industries from organized crime,and was created from the 2001 Organized Crime Control Commission,itself created from the 1996 Trade Waste Commission,the Markets Division in the Small Business Services Department,and the Gambling Commission.
Adrienne Eadie Adams is an American politician serving as Speaker of the New York City Council. A Democrat,Adams represents the 28th district,and is the first woman elected to the district.
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.
Dave Ashok Chokshi is an American physician and former public health official who served as the 43rd health commissioner of New York City. He was the first health commissioner of Asian descent. Chokshi previously served as the inaugural chief population health officer for NYC Health + Hospitals and as a White House fellow in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Currently he is a practicing physician at Bellevue Hospital and the inaugural Sternberg Family Professor of Leadership at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership,part of the City College of New York.
Kathryn A. Garcia is an American public official serving as Director of State Operations for the state of New York. She served as commissioner for the New York City Sanitation Department from 2014 to 2020 and was a candidate in the 2021 New York City Democratic mayoral primary,losing by 0.8 percentage points to Eric Adams.
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.
Keechant L. Sewell is an American former police officer and administrator who served as the 45th New York City Police Commissioner,the first woman and third black person to serve in the position. On June 12,2023,Sewell announced that she was stepping down as commissioner. No reason was given for her departure. On November 2,2023,the New York Mets announced that Sewell would become their senior Vice President of security and guest experience.
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.
Vincent Sapienza is an American civil servant who is serving as the Chief Operating Officer of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. From 2017 to 2022,he was the agency's Commissioner.
Rohit T. "Rit" Aggarwala is an Indian-American environmental policy adviser,transportation planner,historian,and civil servant who is New York City’s Chief Climate Officer as well as the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
Edward A. Caban is an American police officer and New York City Police Commissioner appointed in 2023 by Mayor Eric Adams. Caban previously served as First Deputy Police Commissioner under Keechant Sewell.
The mayoralty of Eric Adams began when Eric Adams was inaugurated shortly after midnight on January 1,2022.
The 2025 New York City mayoral election will be held on November 4,2025. Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams is eligible to run for re-election.
