The following is a list of borough presidents of the five boroughs of New York City.
# | Borough President | Party | Dates in office | Notes |
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1 | Augustus W. Peters (1844–1898) | Democratic | January 1, 1898– December 29, 1898 | |
vacant | December 29, 1898 – January 5, 1899 | |||
2 | James J. Coogan (1845–1915) | Democratic | January 5, 1899– December 31, 1901 |
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3 | Jacob A. Cantor (1854–1921) | Fusion | January 1, 1902– December 31, 1903 | |
4 | John F. Ahearn (1853–1920) | Democratic | January 1, 1904– December 29, 1909 |
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5 | John Cloughen (1849–1911) | Democratic | December 30, 1909– December 31, 1909 (interim) | |
6 | George McAneny (1869–1953) | Fusion/Democratic | January 1, 1910– December 31, 1913 | |
7 | Marcus M. Marks (1858–1934) | Republican | January 1, 1914– December 31, 1917 | |
8 | Frank L. Dowling (c. 1865–1919) | Democratic | January 1, 1918– September 27, 1919 | |
— | Michael F. Loughman (1866–1937) | Democratic | September 27, 1919– October 16, 1919 (acting) |
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9 | Edward F. Boyle (c. 1876–1943) | Democratic | October 16, 1919– November 17, 1919 | |
— | Michael F. Loughman (1866–1937) | Democratic | November 17, 1919– December 31, 1919 (acting) |
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10 | Henry H. Curran (1877–1966) | Republican | January 1, 1920– December 31, 1921 | |
11 | Julius Miller (1880–1955) | Democratic | January 1, 1922– December 31, 1930 | |
vacant | January 1, 1931– January 16, 1931 | |||
12 | Samuel Levy (1876–1953) | Democratic | January 16, 1931– December 31, 1937 |
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13 | Stanley M. Isaacs (1882–1962) | Republican | January 1, 1938– December 31, 1941 | |
14 | Edgar J. Nathan (1891–1965) | Republican | January 1, 1942– December 31, 1945 | |
15 | Hugo E. Rogers (1899–1974) | Democratic | January 1, 1946– December 31, 1949 | |
16 | Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (1910–1991) | Democratic | January 1, 1950– December 31, 1953 |
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17 | Hulan E. Jack (1906–1986) | Democratic | January 1, 1954– January 13, 1960 March 15, 1960– April 22, 1960 |
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— | Louis A. Cioffi | Democratic | January 13, 1960– March 15, 1960 (acting) April 22, 1960– January 31, 1961 (acting) | |
18 | Edward R. Dudley (1911–2005) | Democratic | January 31, 1961– January 4, 1965 |
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— | Earl Louis Brown (1903–1980) | Democratic | January 4, 1965– February 24, 1965 (acting) |
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19 | Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005) | Democratic | February 24, 1965– September 8, 1966 | |
— | Leonard N. Cohen | Democratic | September 8, 1966– September 13, 1966 (acting) |
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20 | Percy E. Sutton (1920–2009) | Democratic | September 13, 1966– December 31, 1977 |
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21 | Andrew Stein (born 1945) | Democratic | January 1, 1978– December 31, 1985 | |
22 | David Dinkins (1927–2020) | Democratic | January 1, 1986– December 31, 1989 | |
23 | Ruth Messinger (born 1940) | Democratic | January 1, 1990– December 31, 1997 | |
24 | C. Virginia Fields (born 1945) | Democratic | January 1, 1998– December 31, 2005 | |
25 | Scott Stringer (born 1960) | Democratic | January 1, 2006– December 31, 2013 |
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26 | Gale Brewer (born 1951) | Democratic | January 1, 2014– December 31, 2021 | |
27 | Mark Levine (born 1969) | Democratic | January 1, 2022– current |
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# | Borough President | Party | Dates in office | Notes |
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1 | Louis F. Haffen (1854–1935) | Democratic | January 1, 1898– August 29, 1909 | |
2 | John F. Murray (1862–1928) | Democratic | August 29, 1909– December 31, 1909 | |
3 | Cyrus C. Miller (1866–1956) | Democratic | January 1, 1910– December 31, 1913 | |
4 | Douglas Mathewson (1870–1948) | Republican/Fusion | January 1, 1914– December 31, 1917 | |
5 | Henry Bruckner (1871–1942) | Democratic | January 1, 1918– December 31, 1933 | |
6 | James J. Lyons (1890–1966) | Democratic | January 1, 1934– January 2, 1962 | |
7 | Joseph F. Periconi (1910–1994) | Republican/Liberal/ Brotherhood | January 2, 1962– December 28, 1965 | |
8 | Herman Badillo (1929–2014) | Democratic | December 28, 1965– December 31, 1969 | |
9 | Robert Abrams (born 1938) | Democratic | January 1, 1970– December 31, 1978 | |
vacant | January 1, 1979– January 5, 1979 | |||
10 | Stanley Simon (born 1930) | Democratic | January 5, 1979– March 11, 1987 |
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— | Cecil P. Joseph | Democratic | March 11, 1987– April 15, 1987 (acting) |
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11 | Fernando Ferrer (born 1950) | Democratic | April 15, 1987– December 31, 2001 | |
12 | Adolfo Carrión, Jr. (born 1961) | Democratic | January 1, 2002– February 19, 2009 |
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— | Earl D. Brown | Democratic | February 19, 2009– May 21, 2009 (acting) |
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13 | Ruben Diaz, Jr. (born 1973) | Democratic | May 21, 2009– December 31, 2021 | |
14 | Vanessa Gibson (born 1979) | Democratic | January 1, 2022– current |
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# | Borough President | Party | Dates in office | Notes |
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1 | Edward M. Grout (1861–1931) | Democratic | January 1, 1898– December 31, 1901 | |
2 | J. Edward Swanstrom (1853–1911) | Fusion | January 1, 1902– December 31, 1903 | |
3 | Martin W. Littleton (1872–1934) | Democratic-Independent | January 1, 1904– December 31, 1905 | |
4 | Bird S. Coler (1867–1941) | Municipal Ownership League | January 1, 1906– December 31, 1909 | |
5 | Alfred E. Steers (c. 1861–1948) | Democratic-Independent | January 1, 1910– December 31, 1913 | |
6 | Lewis H. Pounds (1861–1947) | Republican/Fusion | January 1, 1914– December 31, 1917 | |
7 | Edward J. Riegelmann (1870–1941) | Democratic | January 1, 1918– December 31, 1924 | |
8 | Joseph A. Guider (1870–1926) | Democratic | January 1, 1925– September 22, 1926 | |
9 | James J. Byrne (1863–1930) | Democratic | September 22, 1926– March 14, 1930 |
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10 | Henry Hesterberg (1881–1950) | Democratic | March 14, 1930– December 11, 1933 |
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11 | Peter A. Carey (c. 1873-1940) | Democratic | December 13, 1933– December 31, 1933 (interim) | |
12 | Raymond V. Ingersoll (1875–1940) | Democratic/Fusion | January 1, 1934– February 24, 1940 | |
— | Arthur R. Ebel | Democratic | February 24, 1940– March 4, 1940 (acting) | |
13 | John Cashmore (1895–1961) | Democratic | March 4, 1940– May 7, 1961 |
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14 | John F. Hayes (1915–2001) | Democratic | May 7, 1961– July 6, 1961 (acting) July 6, 1961– December 31, 1961 (interim) | |
15 | Abe Stark (1894–1972) | Democratic | January 1, 1962– September 8, 1970 | |
16 | Sebastian Leone (1924–2016) | Democratic | September 9, 1970– December 31, 1976 | |
17 | Howard Golden (1925–2024) | Democratic | January 3, 1977– December 31, 2001 |
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18 | Marty Markowitz (born 1945) | Democratic | January 1, 2002– December 31, 2013 | |
19 | Eric Adams (born 1960) | Democratic | January 1, 2014– December 31, 2021 | |
20 | Antonio Reynoso (born 1983) | Democratic | January 1, 2022– current |
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# | Borough President | Party | Dates in office | Notes |
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1 | Frederick Bowley (1851–1916) | Democratic | January 1, 1898– December 31, 1901 |
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2 | Joseph Cassidy (c. 1866–1920) | Democratic | January 1, 1902– December 31, 1905 | |
3 | Joseph Bermel (1860–1921) | Democratic | January 1, 1906– April 29, 1908 | |
4 | Lawrence Gresser (1851–1935) | Democratic | April 30, 1908– September 27, 1911 |
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— | Walter H. Bunn (1839–1918) | Democratic | September 27, 1911– October 4, 1911 | |
5 | Maurice E. Connolly (1881–1935) | Democratic | October 4, 1911– April 2, 1928 | |
— | Michael J. Shugrue | Democratic | April 2, 1928– April 18, 1928 (acting) |
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6 | Bernard M. Patten | Democratic | April 18, 1928– December 31, 1928 (interim) | |
7 | George U. Harvey (c. 1881–1946) | Republican | January 1, 1929– December 31, 1941 | |
8 | James A. Burke (1890–1965) | Democratic | January 1, 1942– December 31, 1949 | |
9 | Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897–1951) | Democratic | January 1, 1950– August 25, 1951 | |
10 | Joseph F. Mafera (1895–1967) | Democratic | August 25, 1951– September 5, 1951 (acting) September 5, 1951– December 31, 1951 (interim) | |
11 | James A. Lundy (1903–1973) | Republican | January 1, 1952– December 31, 1957 | |
12 | James J. Crisona (1907–2003) | Democratic | January 1, 1958– January 1, 1959 | |
vacant | January 1, 1959– January 5, 1959 | |||
13 | John T. Clancy (1903–1985) | Democratic | January 5, 1959– January 1, 1963 |
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14 | Mario J. Cariello (1907–1985) | Democratic | January 2, 1963– January 1, 1969 | |
15 | Sidney Leviss (1917–2007) | Democratic | January 2, 1969 (acting) January 3, 1969– December 31, 1969 (interim) January 1, 1970– September 18, 1971 |
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16 | Donald R. Manes (1934–1986) | Democratic | September 22, 1971– February 11, 1986 |
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17 | Claire Shulman (1926–2020) | Democratic | February 11, 1986– March 12, 1986 (acting) March 12, 1986– January 5, 1987 (interim) January 5, 1987– December 31, 2001 |
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18 | Helen M. Marshall (1929–2017) | Democratic | January 1, 2002– December 31, 2013 | |
19 | Melinda Katz (born 1965) | Democratic | January 1, 2014– January 1, 2020 | |
— | Sharon Lee | Democratic | January 1, 2020– December 6, 2020 (acting) | |
20 | Donovan Richards (born 1983) | Democratic | December 2, 2020– current |
The Borough of Richmond was renamed the Borough of Staten Island in 1975. The county is still named Richmond County.
# | Borough President | Party | Dates in office | Notes |
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1 | George Cromwell (1860–1934) | Republican | May 24, 1898– December 31, 1913 | |
2 | Charles J. McCormack (1865–1915) | Democratic | January 1, 1914– July 11, 1915 | |
— | Spire Pitou, Jr. (c. 1874–1946) | Democratic | July 11, 1915– July 29, 1915 (acting) |
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3 | Calvin D. Van Name (1857–1924) | Democratic | July 29, 1915– December 31, 1921 | |
4 | Matthew J. Cahill (1869–1922) | Democratic | January 1, 1922– July 14, 1922 | |
5 | John A. Lynch (1882–1954) | Democratic | July 18, 1922– December 31, 1933 |
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6 | Joseph A. Palma (1889–1969) | Republican | January 1, 1934– December 31, 1945 | |
7 | Cornelius A. Hall (1889–1953) | Democratic | January 1, 1946– February 12, 1953 | |
— | Thomas F. Reilly | Democratic | February 12, 1953– February 20, 1953 (acting) |
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8 | Edward G. Baker (1906–1971) | Democratic | February 20, 1953– December 31, 1954 |
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9 | Albert V. Maniscalco (1908–1998) | Democratic | December 31, 1954– December 31, 1965 |
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10 | Robert T. Connor (1919–2009) | Republican | January 1, 1966– June 10, 1977 | |
11 | Anthony R. Gaeta (1927–1988) | Democratic | June 10, 1977– November 10, 1984 | |
12 | Ralph J. Lamberti (born 1934) | Democratic | November 10, 1984– December 31, 1989 | |
13 | Guy V. Molinari (1928–2018) | Republican | January 1, 1990– December 31, 2001 | |
14 | James Molinaro (born 1931) | Conservative | January 1, 2002– December 31, 2013 | |
15 | James Oddo (born 1966) | Republican | January 1, 2014– December 31, 2021 | |
16 | Vito Fossella (born 1965) | Republican | January 1, 2022– current |
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