Manhattan is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County,Manhattan is the smallest county by geographical area in the U.S. state of New York. Located almost entirely on Manhattan Island near the southern tip of the state,Manhattan constitutes the center of the Northeast megalopolis and the urban core of the New York metropolitan area. Manhattan serves as New York City's economic and administrative center and has been described as the cultural,financial,media,and entertainment capital of the world.
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the State of New York. Formerly an independent city,the borough is coextensive with Kings County,one of twelve original counties established under British rule in 1683 in the then Province of New York. As of the 2020 United States census,the population stood at 2,736,074,making it the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City,the most populous county in the state. Brooklyn,at 37,339.9 inhabitants per square mile (14,417.0/km2),is the second most densely populated county in the U.S. after Manhattan,as of 2022. Had Brooklyn remained an independent city,it would today be the fourth most populous American city after the rest of New York City,Los Angeles,and Chicago.
The Lower East Side,sometimes abbreviated as LES,is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets. Historically,it was understood to encompass a much larger area,from Broadway to the East River and from East 14th Street to Fulton and Franklin Streets.
Lower Manhattan,also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York City,is the southernmost part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. The neighborhood is the historical birthplace of New York City and for its first 225 years was the entirety of the city. Lower Manhattan serves as the seat of government of both Manhattan and the entire City of New York. Because there are no municipally defined boundaries for the neighborhood,a precise population cannot be quoted,but several sources have suggested that it was one of the fastest-growing locations in New York City between 2010 and 2020,related to the influx of young adults and significant development of new housing units.
Robert Jackson is an American politician in New York City. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the Senator for the New York State Senate's 31st district on the West Side of Manhattan. He previously served in the New York City Council from 2002 to 2013,representing the 7th district in Manhattan. He is the first Muslim New York State Senator.
Downtown Brooklyn is the third largest central business district in New York City,and is located in the northwestern section of the borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is known for its office and residential buildings,such as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and the MetroTech Center office complex.
The Garment District,also known as the Garment Center,the Fashion District,or the Fashion Center,is a neighborhood located in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Historically known for its role in the production and manufacturing of clothing,the neighborhood derives its name from its dense concentration of fashion-related uses. The neighborhood,less than 1 square mile,is generally considered to lie between Fifth Avenue and Ninth Avenue,from 34th to 42nd Streets.
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a public-benefit corporation that serves as the official economic development organization for New York City. NYCEDC gives its mission as strengthening business confidence in New York City,diversifying the city's economic sectors,and delivering sustainable infrastructure.
Ruth Wyler Messinger is a former American political leader in New York City and a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Mayor of New York City in 1997,losing to incumbent mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Julie Menin is a member of the New York City Council from District 5. Before she was elected to this position,she served as an American attorney,civil servant,non-profit executive,professor and small business owner. In January 2019,she was appointed Director of the Census for NYC and Executive Assistant Corporation Counsel for Strategic Advocacy. Previously,she had worked as the Commissioner of the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and Commissioner of New York City's Department of Consumer Affairs.
Gale Arnot Brewer is an American Democratic politician from the state of New York who has represented the 6th New York City Council district since January 2022,a position she previously held from 2002 to 2013. From January 2014 to December 2021,she served as the 27th Borough President of the New York City borough of Manhattan.
Micah Z. Kellner is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly from the 76th district,which includes Manhattan's Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island. Kellner was elected to the Assembly in 2007 and served until 2014,when he did not stand for reelection. In September 2013,he lost the primary election for the Democratic nomination for the New York City Council seat for the 5th District to attorney Ben Kallos. During his Assembly tenure,Kellner was admonished twice by Sheldon Silver,then the Assembly Speaker,based on findings that he had engaged in sexual harassment.
Pace University is a private university with campuses in New York City and Westchester County,New York,United States. It was established in 1906 as a business school by the brothers Homer St. Clair Pace and Charles A. Pace. Pace enrolls about 13,000 students as of fall 2021 in bachelor's,master's and doctoral programs.
The Washington Street Plaza was a pedestrian plaza along Washington Street between Carlisle and Albany Streets on the west side of the Financial District in Lower Manhattan. It opened on May 23,2013.
Robert J. Kafin is an American lawyer whose practice has been concentrated in the area of environmental law. He is a partner at the international law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP. Kafin was the chair of the Times Square Alliance,the Business Improvement District in midtown Manhattan and served on its board of directors and executive committee from 1991 to 2018. He holds a New York City Mayoral appointment as a director of GrowNYC,a non-for-profit organization promoting sustainable urban living and served as its Chair for a 16 year period ending in 2023. In 2015 he was elected chair of the Adirondack Council,an organization protecting the wild character and ecological integrity of the six million acre Adirondack Park.,for a term that ended in 2019 and continued to serve on its board of directors until June 2023.
Jenifer Rajkumar is an American politician. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 38th district,representing Queens neighborhoods of Glendale,Ozone Park,Richmond Hill,Ridgewood,and Woodhaven.
Albany Street is a short street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The street runs west-to-east from the Battery Park City Esplanade along the Hudson River to Greenwich Street,passing through South End Avenue and West Street on the way. The street has a walkway connection to the Rector Street Bridge which crosses West Street.
Carlina Rivera is an American politician who represents the 2nd district of the New York City Council since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,her district includes portions of the East Village,Gramercy Park,Kips Bay,Lower East Side,Murray Hill,and Rose Hill in Manhattan.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2,2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020.
