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.
The government of New York City,headquartered at New York City Hall in Lower Manhattan,is organized under the New York City Charter and provides for a mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government. The New York City Council is a unicameral body consisting of 51 members,each elected from a geographic district,normally for four-year terms. Primary elections for local offices use ranked choice voting,while general elections use plurality voting. All elected officials are subject to a two consecutive-term limit. The court system consists of two citywide courts and three statewide courts.
In New York City,taxicabs come in two varieties:yellow and green;they are widely recognizable symbols of the city. Taxis painted yellow are able to pick up passengers anywhere in the five boroughs. Those painted apple green,which began to appear in August 2013,are allowed to pick up passengers in Upper Manhattan,the Bronx,Brooklyn,Queens,and Staten Island. Both types have the same fare structure. Taxicabs are operated by private companies and licensed by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). It also oversees over 40,000 other for-hire vehicles,including "black cars",commuter vans,and ambulettes.
David Ira Weprin is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly,representing District 24 in Queens since 2010,when he replaced his brother Mark. In the Assembly he has supported progressive causes,such as a surcharge on millionaires,and granting immediate parole to prisoners who have reached 55 years of age and served 15 years in prison,regardless of their sentence. He was previously a member of the New York City Council,representing the 23rd district. He is also a former Deputy Superintendent of the NY State Banking Commission (1983–87).
The 2009 election for Mayor of New York City took place on Tuesday,November 3. The incumbent Mayor,Michael Bloomberg,an independent who left the Republican Party in 2008,won reelection on the Republican and Independence Party/Jobs &Education lines with 50.7% of the vote over the retiring City Comptroller,Bill Thompson,a Democrat,who won 46.3%. Thompson had won the Democratic primary election on September 15 with 71% of the vote over City Councilman Tony Avella and Roland Rogers. This was the fifth straight mayoral victory by Republican candidates in New York despite the city's strongly Democratic leaning in national and state elections.
John Chun Yah Liu is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party,he is a member of the New York State Senate for the 16th district in northeast Queens. He previously served as the 43rd New York City Comptroller from 2010 to 2013,and as a member of the New York City Council from 2002 to 2009,representing the 20th district in northeast Queens. He was the first Asian American New York City Council member and Comptroller,and one of the first two Asian American New York State Senators,as well as the first elected to legislative or citywide office in New York. He was also a candidate in the 2013 New York City mayoral election.
Carl Andrews was a member of the New York State Senate from Brooklyn from 2002 to 2006. A Democrat,he represented Crown Heights,Flatbush,Park Slope,Windsor Terrace,and Prospect Heights.
Diana Fortuna is an American businesswoman,who is the chief financial officer and deputy general manager of the Metropolitan Opera. She spent about 15 years working in government budget positions and was the president of the Citizens Budget Commission in New York City from 1998 to February 2008.
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.
William Colridge Thompson Jr. is an American politician who served as the 42nd Comptroller of New York City;sworn into office on January 1,2002,he was reelected to serve a second term that began on January 1,2006. He did not seek re-election in 2009. Instead he ran for mayor,and he was succeeded as comptroller by John Liu. On June 15,2016,Thompson was appointed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo as chairman of the board of trustees of The City University of New York;his term ended in June 2022.
The 2009 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 3,2009,to coincide with the 2009 mayoral election to determine who would serve as New York City Comptroller. The Democratic and Republican primaries were held on September 15,2009. There was a run-off election for the Democratic Party nomination on September 29,2009.
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."
David G. Greenfield is an American politician,law professor,and non-profit executive. He served as a Democrat in the New York City Council from the 44th district from 2010 to 2017. In 2018,he became CEO of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty,a Jewish charity in New York City.
Stephen T. Levin is an American non-profit executive and politician. He is the CEO of Solar One,a green energy advocacy not-for-profit and the former New York City Councilmember for the 33rd district.
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.
Anthony Crowell is the current Dean and President of New York Law School. He started in May 2012 after serving for more than 10 years as Counselor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. He has taught courses in state and local government law at New York Law School and Brooklyn Law School. He is a former board member of the New York City Economic Development Corporation and was the mayoral appointee to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board between 2013-2021. He serves on the New York City Planning Commission,the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools,the board of the Brooklyn Public Library,the board of Citizens Union Foundation,the board of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in New York,is a member of,and is the Chair of the Independent Review Committee that reviews appointments to New York's Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.
The 2013 election for New York City Comptroller was held on November 5,2013,along with elections for Mayor,Public Advocate,Borough Presidents,and members of the New York City Council.
The city government of New York City controls a budget of about $78.3 billion a year,as of 2016. Officials receive municipal funding for their campaigns,and are elected for a maximum of two terms. City government is dominated by the Democratic Party,which also normally attracts majority support within the city in State,Congressional,and Presidential elections. The suffrage has been extended in stages since the founding of the state:African-Americans received the vote in 1870 and women in 1920. Since 1968,electoral district boundaries at all levels have been drawn so as to ensure minority representation.
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.
The 2021 New York City Comptroller election consisted of Democratic and Republican primaries for New York City Comptroller on June 22,2021,followed by a general election on November 2,2021. The primaries were the first NYC Comptroller election primaries to use ranked-choice voting. The primary and general election were held alongside concurrent primaries and elections for mayor,Public Advocate,Borough Presidents,and City Council.
