Borough president
Borough | President | Party | Term | Web site |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Bronx | Rubén Díaz Jr. | Democratic | April 2009–present | bronxboropres |
Brooklyn | Eric Adams | Democratic | January 2014–present | www |
Manhattan | Gale Brewer | Democratic | January 2014–present | manhattanbp |
Queens | Donovan Richards | Democratic | December 2020–present | www |
Staten Island | James Oddo | Republican | January 2014–present | www |
Borough president is an office in each of the five boroughs of New York City. The office holds executive powers within each borough, and the five borough presidents also sat on the New York City Board of Estimate. Since 1990, the borough presidents have been stripped of a majority of their powers in the government of New York City.
Borough presidents advise the mayor, comment on land-use items in their borough, advocate borough needs in the annual municipal budget process, appoint some officials and community board members, and serve ex officio as members of many boards and committees.[1]
Current presidents[change | change source]
The current borough presidents were either elected or re-elected in the most recent election in 2018:
Rubén Díaz Jr.
(Democrat)
of The Bronx (since 2009)Eric Adams
(Democrat)
of Brooklyn (since 2014)Gale Brewer
(Democrat)
of Manhattan (since 2014)Donovan Richards
(Democrat)
of Queens (since 2020)James Oddo
(Republican)
of Staten Island (since 2014)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "New York City Charter — Borough Presidents". library.amlegal.com. American Legal Publishing. Retrieved 20 November 2016.