The following is a list of borough presidents of the five boroughs of New York City.
Before 1874, when it annexed part of the Bronx, New York City was the same as the present Borough of Manhattan. For New York's mayors before 1898, see List of mayors of New York City.
| No. | Borough President | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Election | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Augustus W. Peters (1844–1898) [1] [2] | January 1, 1898 | December 29, 1898 [a] | 362 days | 1897 | Democratic | |
| Vacant | December 29, 1898 | January 5, 1899 | ||||||
| 2 | | James J. Coogan (1846–1915) [3] | January 5, 1899 | January 1, 1902 | 2 years, 361 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 3 | | Jacob A. Cantor (1854–1921) [4] [5] | January 1, 1902 | January 1, 1904 | 2 years, 0 days | 1901 | Fusion (Republican) | |
| 4 | | John F. Ahearn (1853–1920) [6] [7] [8] | January 1, 1904 | December 29, 1909 [b] | 5 years, 362 days | 1903 | Democratic | |
| 1905 | ||||||||
| 5 | | John Cloughen (1849–1911) Interim [13] [14] [15] | December 29, 1909 | January 1, 1910 | 3 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 6 | | George McAneny (1869–1953) [16] [17] [18] | January 1, 1910 | January 1, 1914 | 4 years, 0 days | 1909 | Fusion (Democratic) | |
| 7 | | Marcus M. Marks (1858–1934) [17] [18] | January 1, 1914 | January 1, 1918 | 4 years, 0 days | 1913 | Republican | |
| 8 | | Frank L. Dowling (c. 1865–1919) [19] [20] | January 1, 1918 | September 27, 1919 [a] | 1 year, 269 days | 1917 | Democratic | |
| – | | Michael F. Loughman (1866–1937) Acting [21] | September 27, 1919 | October 16, 1919 | 19 days | – | Democratic | |
| 9 | | Edward F. Boyle (c. 1876–1943) Interim [22] | October 16, 1919 | November 17, 1919 [c] | 32 days | App. | Democratic | |
| – | | Michael F. Loughman (1866–1937) Acting [24] | November 17, 1919 | January 1, 1920 | 45 days | – | Democratic | |
| 10 | | Henry H. Curran (1877–1966) [25] [26] | January 1, 1920 | January 1, 1922 | 2 years, 0 days | 1919 special | Republican | |
| 11 | | Julius Miller (1880–1955) [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] | January 1, 1922 | January 1, 1931 [d] | 9 years, 0 days | 1921 | Democratic | |
| 1925 | ||||||||
| 1929 | ||||||||
| Vacant | January 1, 1931 | January 16, 1931 | ||||||
| 12 | | Samuel Levy (1876–1953) [34] [35] [36] | January 16, 1931 | January 1, 1938 | 6 years, 350 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1933 | ||||||||
| 13 | | Stanley M. Isaacs (1882–1962) [37] [38] [39] | January 1, 1938 | January 1, 1942 | 4 years, 0 days | 1937 | Republican | |
| 14 | | Edgar J. Nathan (1891–1965) [40] [41] [42] [43] | January 1, 1942 | January 1, 1946 | 4 years, 0 days | 1941 | Republican | |
| 15 | | Hugo Rogers (1899–1974) [43] [44] [45] | January 1, 1946 | January 1, 1950 | 4 years, 0 days | 1945 | Democratic | |
| 16 | | Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1910–1991) [46] | January 1, 1950 | January 1, 1954 [e] | 4 years, 0 days | 1949 | Democratic | |
| 17 | | Hulan Jack (1906–1986) [47] [48] | January 1, 1954 | January 13, 1960 [f] | 6 years, 12 days | 1953 | Democratic | |
| 1957 | ||||||||
| – | | Louis A. Cioffi (TBA–TBA) Acting [49] [50] | January 13, 1960 | March 15, 1960 | 62 days | – | Democratic | |
| (17) | | Hulan Jack (1906–1986) [50] | March 15, 1960 [g] | April 22, 1960 [h] | 38 days | – | Democratic | |
| – | | Louis A. Cioffi (TBA–TBA) Acting [51] | April 22, 1960 | January 31, 1961 | 284 days | – | Democratic | |
| 18 | | Edward Richard Dudley (1911–2005) [53] [54] | January 31, 1961 | January 4, 1965 [i] | 3 years, 339 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1961 | ||||||||
| – | | Earl Louis Brown (1903–1980) Acting | January 4, 1965 | February 24, 1965 | 51 days | – | Democratic | |
| 19 | | Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005) [57] [58] | February 24, 1965 | September 8, 1966 [j] | 1 year, 196 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1965 | ||||||||
| – | | Leonard N. Cohen (TBA–TBA) Acting [60] | September 8, 1966 | September 13, 1966 | 5 days | – | Democratic | |
| 20 | | Percy Sutton (1920–2009) [61] [62] [63] [64] | September 13, 1966 | January 1, 1978 [k] | 11 years, 110 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1966 special | ||||||||
| 1969 | ||||||||
| 1973 | ||||||||
| 21 | | Andrew Stein (born 1945) [65] [66] [67] | January 1, 1978 | January 1, 1986 [l] | 8 years, 0 days | 1977 | Democratic | |
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 22 | | David Dinkins (1927–2020) [68] | January 1, 1986 | January 1, 1990 [m] | 4 years, 0 days | 1985 | Democratic | |
| 23 | | Ruth Messinger (born 1940) [70] [71] | January 1, 1990 | January 1, 1998 [n] | 8 years, 0 days | 1989 | Democratic | |
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 24 | | C. Virginia Fields (born 1945) [72] [73] | January 1, 1998 | January 1, 2006 [o] | 8 years, 0 days | 1997 | Democratic | |
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 25 | | Scott Stringer (born 1960) [74] [75] | January 1, 2006 | January 1, 2014 [p] | 8 years, 0 days | 2005 | Democratic | |
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 26 | | Gale Brewer (born 1951) [76] [77] [78] | January 1, 2014 | January 1, 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | 2013 | Democratic | |
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 27 | | Mark Levine (born 1969) [79] | January 1, 2022 | Incumbent [q] | 3 years, 334 days | 2021 | Democratic | |
| 28 | | Brad Hoylman-Sigal (born 1965) | Due to take office January 1, 2026 | −31 days | 2025 | Democratic | ||
| No. | Borough President | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Election | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Louis F. Haffen (1854–1935) [1] [4] [6] [7] | January 1, 1898 | August 29, 1909 [a] | 11 years, 240 days | 1897 | Democratic | |
| 1901 | ||||||||
| 1903 | ||||||||
| 1905 | ||||||||
| 2 | | John F. Murray (1862–1928) Interim [81] [16] | August 29, 1909 | January 1, 1910 | 125 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 3 | | Cyrus C. Miller (1866–1956) [16] [82] | January 1, 1910 | January 1, 1914 | 4 years, 0 days | 1909 | Democratic | |
| 4 | | Douglas Mathewson (1870–1948) [17] [83] | January 1, 1914 | January 1, 1918 [b] | 4 years, 0 days | 1913 | Fusion (Republican) | |
| 5 | | Henry Bruckner (1871–1942) [19] [85] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [86] | January 1, 1918 | January 1, 1934 | 16 years, 0 days | 1917 | Democratic | |
| 1921 | ||||||||
| 1925 | ||||||||
| 1929 | ||||||||
| 6 | | James J. Lyons (1890–1966) [35] [87] [37] [40] [43] [44] [46] [47] [48] [88] | January 1, 1934 | January 2, 1962 | 28 years, 1 day | 1933 | Democratic | |
| 1937 | ||||||||
| 1941 | ||||||||
| 1945 | ||||||||
| 1949 | ||||||||
| 1953 | ||||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||
| 7 | | Joseph F. Periconi (1910–1994) [54] [89] [90] | January 2, 1962 | December 28, 1965 | 3 years, 360 days | 1961 | Republican/Liberal/Brotherhood | |
| 8 | | Herman Badillo (1929–2014) [90] [91] | December 28, 1965 | January 1, 1970 [c] | 4 years, 4 days | 1965 | Democratic | |
| 9 | | Robert Abrams (born 1938) [63] [93] [64] [65] [66] | January 1, 1970 | January 1, 1979 [d] | 9 years, 0 days | 1969 | Democratic | |
| 1973 | ||||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
| Vacant | January 1, 1979 | January 5, 1979 | ||||||
| 10 | | Stanley Simon (1930–2023) [95] [67] [68] | January 5, 1979 | March 11, 1987 [e] | 8 years, 65 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
| – | | Cecil P. Joseph (TBA–TBA) Acting [97] | March 11, 1987 | April 15, 1987 | 35 days | – | Democratic | |
| 11 | | Fernando Ferrer (born 1950) [98] [99] [70] [71] [72] [73] | April 15, 1987 | January 1, 2002 | 14 years, 261 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 12 | | Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born 1961) [73] [74] | January 1, 2002 | February 19, 2009 [f] | 7 years, 49 days | 2001 | Democratic | |
| 2005 | ||||||||
| – | | Earl D. Brown (TBA–TBA) Acting [101] | February 19, 2009 | May 21, 2009 | 91 days | – | Democratic | |
| 13 | | Rubén Díaz Jr. (born 1973) [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] | May 21, 2009 | January 1, 2022 | 12 years, 225 days | 2009 special | Democratic | |
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 14 | | Vanessa Gibson (born 1979) [79] | January 1, 2022 | Incumbent [g] | 3 years, 334 days | 2021 | Democratic | |
| 2025 | ||||||||
| No. | Borough President | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Election | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Edward M. Grout (1861–1931) [1] [108] [109] | January 1, 1898 | January 1, 1902 | 4 years, 0 days | 1897 | Democratic | |
| 2 | | J. Edward Swanstrom (1853–1911) [4] [110] [111] | January 1, 1902 | January 1, 1904 | 2 years, 0 days | 1901 | Fusion (Republican) | |
| 3 | | Martin W. Littleton (1872–1934) [111] [112] | January 1, 1904 | January 1, 1906 | 2 years, 0 days | 1903 | Democratic-Independent | |
| 4 | | Bird Sim Coler (1867–1941) [7] [113] [114] [115] | January 1, 1906 | January 1, 1910 | 4 years, 0 days | 1905 | Municipal Ownership League | |
| 5 | | Alfred E. Steers (1860–1948) [16] [116] | January 1, 1910 | January 1, 1914 | 4 years, 0 days | 1909 | Democratic-Independent | |
| 6 | | Lewis H. Pounds (1860–1947) [17] [18] [117] [19] | January 1, 1914 | January 1, 1918 | 4 years, 0 days | 1913 | Fusion (Republican) | |
| 7 | | Edward J. Riegelmann (1869–1941) [19] [118] [27] [28] | January 1, 1918 | January 1, 1925 [a] | 7 years, 0 days | 1917 | Democratic | |
| 1921 | ||||||||
| 8 | | Joseph A. Guider (1870–1926) [119] [29] [30] [120] | January 1, 1925 | September 22, 1926 [b] | 1 year, 264 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1925 | ||||||||
| – | | James J. Byrne (1863–1930) [121] [122] [123] [31] [124] | September 22, 1926 | September 30, 1926 | 8 days | – | Democratic | |
| 9 | September 30, 1926 | March 14, 1930 [b] | 3 years, 165 days | App. | ||||
| 1926 special | ||||||||
| 1929 | ||||||||
| – | | Henry Hesterberg (1881–1950) Interim [125] [126] [127] [128] | March 14, 1930 | April 2, 1930 | 19 days | – | Democratic | |
| 10 | April 2, 1930 | December 11, 1933 [c] | 3 years, 253 days | App. | ||||
| 1930 special | ||||||||
| 11 | | Peter A. Carey (c. 1873–1940) Interim [130] [131] | December 13, 1933 | January 1, 1934 | 19 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 12 | | Raymond Ingersoll (1875–1940) [35] [132] [37] [133] | January 1, 1934 | February 24, 1940 [b] | 6 years, 54 days | 1933 | Fusion (Democratic) | |
| 1937 | ||||||||
| – | | Arthur R. Ebel (TBA–TBA) Acting [134] [135] | February 24, 1940 | March 4, 1940 | 9 days | – | Democratic | |
| 13 | | John Cashmore (1895–1961) [136] [137] [40] [43] [44] [46] [47] [48] [138] | March 4, 1940 | May 7, 1961 [b] | 21 years, 64 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1940 special | ||||||||
| 1941 | ||||||||
| 1945 | ||||||||
| 1949 | ||||||||
| 1953 | ||||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||
| – | | John F. Hayes (1915–2001) Interim [138] [139] | May 7, 1961 | July 6, 1961 | 60 days | – | Democratic | |
| 14 | July 6, 1961 | January 1, 1962 | 179 days | App. | ||||
| 15 | | Abe Stark (1894–1972) [54] [58] [63] [140] | January 1, 1962 | September 8, 1970 [d] | 8 years, 250 days | 1961 | Democratic | |
| 1965 | ||||||||
| 1969 | ||||||||
| 16 | | Sebastian Leone (1924–2016) [142] [143] [64] | September 9, 1970 | January 1, 1977 [e] | 6 years, 114 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1973 | ||||||||
| 17 | | Howard Golden (1925–2024) [145] [65] [66] [67] [68] [70] [72] [73] | January 3, 1977 | January 1, 2002 | 24 years, 363 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1977 | ||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 18 | | Marty Markowitz (born 1945) [73] [74] [146] [147] | January 1, 2002 | January 1, 2014 | 12 years, 0 days | 2001 | Democratic | |
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 19 | | Eric Adams (born 1960) [147] [148] [149] | January 1, 2014 | January 1, 2022 [f] | 8 years, 0 days | 2013 | Democratic | |
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 20 | | Antonio Reynoso (born 1983) [79] | January 1, 2022 | Incumbent [g] | 3 years, 334 days | 2021 | Democratic | |
| 2025 | ||||||||
| No. | Borough President | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Election | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Frederick Bowley (1851–1916) [1] | January 1, 1898 | January 1, 1902 | 4 years, 0 days | 1897 | Democratic | |
| 2 | | Joseph Cassidy (c. 1866–1920) [4] [6] [7] [150] | January 1, 1902 | January 1, 1906 | 4 years, 0 days | 1901 | Democratic | |
| 1903 | ||||||||
| 3 | | Joseph Bermel (1860–1921) [7] [150] | January 1, 1906 | April 29, 1908 [a] | 2 years, 119 days | 1905 | Democratic | |
| 4 | | Lawrence Gresser (1851–1935) [152] [16] | April 30, 1908 | September 27, 1911 [b] | 3 years, 150 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1909 | ||||||||
| – | | Walter H. Bunn (1839–1918) Acting [154] [155] | September 27, 1911 | October 4, 1911 | 7 days | – | Democratic | |
| 5 | | Maurice E. Connolly (1880–1935) [156] [17] [19] [27] [28] [29] [30] [18] | October 4, 1911 | April 2, 1928 [c] | 16 years, 181 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1913 | ||||||||
| 1917 | ||||||||
| 1921 | ||||||||
| 1925 | ||||||||
| – | | Michael J. Shugrue (TBA–TBA) Acting [157] | April 2, 1928 | April 18, 1928 | 16 days | – | Democratic | |
| 6 | | Bernard M. Patten (c. 1882–1963) Interim [158] [159] | April 18, 1928 | January 1, 1929 | 258 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 7 | | George U. Harvey (1881–1946) [159] [160] [31] [35] [37] [40] | January 1, 1929 | January 1, 1942 | 13 years, 0 days | 1928 special | Republican | |
| 1929 | ||||||||
| 1933 | ||||||||
| 1937 | ||||||||
| 8 | | James A. Burke (1890–1965) [40] [161] [162] [43] [44] [163] | January 1, 1942 | January 1, 1950 | 8 years, 0 days | 1941 | Democratic | |
| 1945 | ||||||||
| 9 | | Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897–1951) [46] [164] | January 1, 1950 | August 25, 1951 [d] | 1 year, 236 days | 1949 | Democratic | |
| – | | Joseph F. Mafera (1895–1967) Interim [165] [166] | August 25, 1951 | September 5, 1951 | 11 days | – | Democratic | |
| 10 | September 5, 1951 | January 1, 1952 [e] | 118 days | App. | ||||
| 11 | | James A. Lundy (c. 1906–1973) [169] [170] [171] [47] [48] | January 1, 1952 | January 1, 1958 | 6 years, 0 days | 1951 special | Republican | |
| 1953 | ||||||||
| 12 | | James J. Crisona (1907–2003) [48] [172] | January 1, 1958 | January 1, 1959 [f] | 1 year, 0 days | 1957 | Democratic | |
| Vacant | January 1, 1959 | January 5, 1959 | ||||||
| 13 | | John T. Clancy (1903–1985) [174] [176] | January 5, 1959 | January 1, 1963 [g] | 3 years, 361 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1959 special | ||||||||
| 1961 | ||||||||
| 14 | | Mario J. Cariello (1907–1985) [178] [58] | January 2, 1963 | January 1, 1969 [h] | 5 years, 365 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1965 | ||||||||
| – | | Sidney Leviss (1917–2007) [180] [63] | January 1, 1969 | January 3, 1969 | 2 days | – | Democratic | |
| 15 | January 3, 1969 | September 18, 1971 [i] | 2 years, 258 days | App. | ||||
| 1969 | ||||||||
| 16 | | Donald Manes (1934–1986) [183] [184] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] | September 22, 1971 | February 11, 1986 [j] | 14 years, 142 days | App. | Democratic | |
| 1971 special | ||||||||
| 1973 | ||||||||
| 1977 | ||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
| – | | Claire Shulman (1926–2020) [185] [187] [188] [189] [70] [72] [73] | February 11, 1986 | March 12, 1986 | 29 days | – | Democratic | |
| 17 | March 12, 1986 | January 1, 2002 | 15 years, 295 days | App. | ||||
| 1986 special | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 18 | | Helen M. Marshall (1929–2017) [73] [74] [190] | January 1, 2002 | January 1, 2014 | 12 years, 0 days | 2001 | Democratic | |
| 2005 | ||||||||
| 2009 | ||||||||
| 19 | | Melinda Katz (born 1965) [191] [192] | January 1, 2014 | January 1, 2020 [k] | 6 years, 0 days | 2013 | Democratic | |
| 2017 | ||||||||
| – | | Sharon Lee (born TBA) Acting [193] [194] [195] | January 1, 2020 | December 2, 2020 | 336 days | – | Democratic | |
| 20 | | Donovan Richards (born 1983) [196] [79] [197] | December 2, 2020 | Incumbent [l] | 4 years, 364 days | 2020 special | Democratic | |
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2025 | ||||||||
The Borough of Richmond was renamed the Borough of Staten Island in 1975. The county is still named Richmond County.
| No. | Image | Borough President | Term | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | George Cromwell (1860–1934) [4] [7] [16] [6] | May 24, 1898 [a] – January 1, 1914 (did not run) | Republican | 1897 | |
| 1901 | ||||||
| 1903 | ||||||
| 1905 | ||||||
| 1909 | ||||||
| 2 | | Charles J. McCormack (1865–1915) [17] | January 1, 1914 – July 11, 1915 (died in office) [200] | Democratic | 1913 | |
| – | | Spire Pitou Jr. (1874–1946) Acting [201] | July 11, 1915 – July 29, 1915 (successor took office) | Democratic | – | |
| 3 | | Calvin D. Van Name (1857–1924) [202] [19] | July 29, 1915 – January 1, 1922 (did not run) [203] | Democratic | App. | |
| 1917 | ||||||
| 4 | | Matthew J. Cahill (1869–1922) [27] [28] | January 1, 1922 – July 14, 1922 (died in office) [204] | Democratic | 1921 | |
| Vacant | July 14, 1922 – July 18, 1922 | |||||
| 5 | | John A. Lynch (1882–1954) [205] [206] [29] [30] [31] | July 18, 1922 – January 1, 1934 (lost nomination) [207] [208] [209] [35] | Democratic | App. | |
| 1922 special | ||||||
| 1925 | ||||||
| 1929 | ||||||
| 6 | | Joseph A. Palma (1889–1969) [35] [210] [37] [40] | January 1, 1934 – January 1, 1946 (did not run) [211] | Republican | 1933 | |
| 1937 | ||||||
| 1941 | ||||||
| 7 | | Cornelius A. Hall (1889–1953) [43] [44] [46] | January 1, 1946 – February 12, 1953 (retired) [b] | Democratic | 1945 | |
| 1949 | ||||||
| – | | Thomas F. Reilly (1895–1969) Acting [212] | February 12, 1953 – February 20, 1953 (successor took office) | Democratic | – | |
| 8 | | Edward G. Baker (1906–1971) [214] [47] | February 20, 1953 – January 1, 1955 (resigned) [c] | Democratic | App. | |
| 1953 | ||||||
| 9 | | Albert V. Maniscalco (1908–1998) [216] [217] [48] [54] | January 1, 1955 – January 1, 1966 (lost election) [58] | Democratic | App. | |
| 1955 special | ||||||
| 1957 | ||||||
| 1961 | ||||||
| 10 | | Robert T. Connor (1919–2009) [58] [63] [64] | January 1, 1966 – June 10, 1977 (resigned) [d] | Republican | 1965 | |
| 1969 | ||||||
| 1973 | ||||||
| 11 | | Anthony Gaeta (1927–1988) [218] [65] [66] [67] | June 10, 1977 – November 10, 1984 (retired) [219] | Democratic | App. | |
| 1977 | ||||||
| 1981 | ||||||
| 12 | | Ralph J. Lamberti (1934–2025) [220] [68] | November 10, 1984 – January 1, 1990 (lost election) [70] | Democratic | App. | |
| 1985 | ||||||
| 13 | | Guy Molinari (1928–2018) [70] [72] | January 1, 1990 – January 1, 2002 (term-limited) [73] | Republican | 1989 | |
| 1993 | ||||||
| 1997 | ||||||
| 14 | | James Molinaro (born 1931) [74] [221] | January 1, 2002 – January 1, 2014 (term-limited) [73] | Conservative | 2001 | |
| 2005 | ||||||
| 2009 | ||||||
| 15 | | James Oddo (born 1966) [222] [223] | January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2022 (term-limited) [224] [73] | Republican | 2013 | |
| 2017 | ||||||
| 16 | | Vito Fossella (born 1965) [79] | January 1, 2022 – present [e] | Republican | 2021 | |
| 2025 | ||||||