For his effort to see to completion a park stretching the entire length of the Hudson River shore of the island of Manhattan, Adler was recognized by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, New York City Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and former US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Throughout his career he waged many failed campaigns for political office, including unsuccessful bids as "Honest Abe" for the U.S. Senate in 1974 (defeated in Democratic primary), for the New York City Council, for Manhattan Borough President in 1997, for Lieutenant Governor of New York, for New York State Comptroller in 1998, and for Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida.
The Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz, Jr. called Banksy a "modern-day Picasso" and praised him for choosing to unveil his October 16 Ronald McDonald replica in the South Bronx.
It was composed of eight ex officio members: the Mayor of New York City, the New York City Comptroller and the President of the New York City Council, each of whom was elected citywide and had two votes, and the five Borough presidents, each having one vote.
It is named in honor of former Bronx Borough President and Congressman, Henry Bruckner (1871–1942), and was built on and over the roadway of Bruckner Boulevard.
In March 2009, Kerpen formed an exploratory committee to determine whether to run for the position of borough president of Queens.
One week before the election, Staten Island Borough President Guy Molinari announced that Burstein was not qualified to serve as attorney general because she was a lesbian.
Her father, Guy, held the seat from 1981 to 1990, when he was elected borough president.
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión, Jr. called for the museum to function as a "Cooperstown South".
After his election as borough president, Carrión helped to bring the City and George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees, together for negotiations over the construction of a new Yankee Stadium.
The circular theater was converted according to De Vido's plans into the 476-seat Queens Theater in the Park, a wonderful success according to Borough President Claire Shulman of Queens, who said she was an attendee at the 1939 World's Fair (held at the same site) as a little girl.
Andrea directed a national campaign to engage college students in the discussion on the future of Social Security for the Pew Charitable Trusts, and served as Director of Public Relations of Teach For America before working as the education advisor to Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer.
Former ASPIRA club members, or ASPIRANTES, as they are known, include ACLU's Anthony Romero, former Bronx Borough President and New York City democratic mayoral nominee Fernando Ferrer and actor Jimmy Smits.
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz says on his official web-site "You know you're from Brooklyn if......You Went to Big Daddy's on Coney Island Avenue as a change from Nathan's".
Founded in 2008 by Jonathan Butler, creator of Brownstoner.com, and Eric Demby, the former communications director for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Flea runs several of the largest flea markets on the East Coast of the United States.
The events and CPC are supported by many elected officials, including New York City Comptroller John Liu, New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, New York State Senator Tom Duane, New York City Council Member Margaret Chin, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and many others.
However, with a former Staten Island Borough President, Robert Connor, lobbying within the Defense Department, and support from the local daily newspaper, the Staten Island Advance, as well as most elected officials, a site on Staten Island's north shore in the community of Stapleton was selected.
Borough President Marty Markowitz declined to reappoint Williams to the Planning Commission, and named Shirley McRae as her successor.
Elaine was appointed director of the Northern Manhattan Office of the Borough President, Honorable Andrew Stein.
The contest was held by Staten Island's Borough President Robert T. Connor.
His opponents for the nomination included former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer, Congressman Anthony D. Weiner and outgoing Manhattan borough president C. Virginia Fields.
Many of the candidates in the 1969 Democratic mayoralty primary race – three-time mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr., long-time party worker and City Comptroller Mario Procaccino, Bronx Borough President Herman Badillo, and Congressman James H. Scheuer – were familiar, uninspiring mainstream politicians who offered few new or novel ideas on how to solve the city's problems.
Prior to his appointment to the Clinton Administration in June, 1995, Judge Garaufis served for nine years as counsel to Queens Borough President Claire Shulman in New York City.
In 1990, then Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer appointed Segarra as the borough's representative to the Board of Education.
On March 18, 1999, Paterson, his father Basil, former Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, Kweisi Mfume, then-president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and 55 others were arrested by members of the New York Police Department for disorderly conduct.
The opening credits of the television show Welcome Back, Kotter, which was set in Brooklyn, began with the image of a sign that read, "Welcome to Brooklyn, 4th largest city in America, Hon Sebastian Leone Borough President".
While at Fordham, Murray served as an aide to Bronx Borough President, Fernando Ferrer.