Ridley is a recipient of the MidAtlantic Arts Foundation’s “Living Legacy Jazz Award”, an 1998 inductee the International Association for Jazz Education Hall of Fame (IAJE), an inductee of the Downbeat Magazine Jazz Education Hall of Fame, a recipient of the Benny Golson Jazz Award from Howard University, and was honored by a Juneteenth 2006 Proclamation Award from the New York City Council.
In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that the Board of Estimate also violated the one-person, one-vote mandate.
The area was resurrected in the mid-1980s when major funding from the New York City Council to revitalize the neighborhood.
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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.
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.
In 1996, ground was broken for a $1,828,000 Buono Beach-Alice Austen House Park Shoreline Rehabilitation, sponsored by New York City Council Member Jerome X. O'Donovan.
In the 2013 election for members of the New York City Council, Menchaca defeated incumbent Sara M. Gonzalez in the Democratic primary for the District 38 in the City Council, which includes a portion of Brooklyn.
New York City Council member Eric Gioia introduced a measure to have the Council investigate the issue of FDNY radio problems.
Erik Martin Dilan currently represents District 37 in the New York City Council, which comprises the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East New York, Ocean Hill, and Brownsville.
He was elected to the New York City Board of Alderman as an anti Tammany member in 1897 and 1898, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the New York State Assembly in 1899.
She was the Green Party candidate in the 2009 New York City Council race for New York’s 22nd District, which includes Astoria, Long Island City and parts of Jackson Heights, and finished second in that race.
Michael Chaim Nelson is a Councilman representing the New York City Council's 48th District, covering the Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, and Brighton Beach sections of Brooklyn.
Paul Vallone (born June 2, 1967) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician, who was elected to New York City Council in the 19th district in the 2013 city council elections.
On November 19, 2012, Lancman declared his run for the 24th City Council district, seeking to succeed James F. Gennaro in the 2013 election.
Sara M. Gonzalez represents District 38 in the New York City Council, which comprises Sunset Park, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Windsor Terrace, among other neighborhoods within the borough of Brooklyn.
Vision 2020 the New York City Comprehensive Waterfront Plan was introduced in March 2011 by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and the Director of the New York City Department of City Planning, Amanda Burden, this plan provides a framework for the next ten years of waterfront development in New York City.
The project has been met with interest from government officials, notably New York State Senator Daniel Squadron and New York City Council Member Brad Lander.
From 1992–1997, he served as New York City Council Member representing East Harlem and parts of the Upper West Side and the South Bronx.
Councilman Como was an Assistant District Attorney under Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, a Commissioner of the New York State Board of Elections and served as Legal Counsel for former New York State Senator Serphin R. Maltese prior to his election to the New York City Council.
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.
Simcha Felder (contemporary), American politician, representative of the Bronx on the New York City Council
After representing the then abolished Brooklyn at-large New York City Council District, Long challenged sitting New York City Councilman Sal F. Albanese in 1985, for Bay Ridge's 31st District which was previously held by Republican Angelo J. Arculeo.
It boasts the distinction of electing the first African American as its representative when it voted Debi Rose (D) into the New York City Council in November 2009.
In response Lopez, citing a report by special prosecutor Staten Island District Attorney Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. that he would not bring criminal charges, announced on May 17, 2013, he would resign from the Assembly at the end of his term in June 2013 and in the fall run for a seat on the New York City Council (currently occupied by a term-limited erstwhile aide).