March is #WomensHistoryMonth and we're proud to celebrate with all of you! MNN and Gotham Gazette is pleased to bring you this new series of interviews with the candidates running for office in NYC. Staten Island Borough Hall. Carmen Boon, Press Secretary at Office of the Manhattan Borough President. The Manhattan Borough President advises the mayor on land use, appoints community board members, and advocates for the needs of Manhattan borough residents. Ultimately, he said, the borough presidents office provides a platform for organizing voices across the borough, whether its local nonprofits, community boards, or community education councils, so that the agenda of the borough president simply can't be ignored. He cited his successful advocacy for the tenants counsel legislation, which required a multi-year organizing campaign that he put forth with co-sponsor Vanessa Gibson of the Bronx, then-Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, other Council members, and advocates. June 22, 2021. He painted a grim picture of what could happen to Manhattan in the coming months and years, even as he pushed back against the doomsayers who claim that New York is beyond saving. The candidates all face one common challenge, the crises facing the city that will be front-and-center in all of the dozens of city government elections taking place next year. On the homeless hotel controversy, though she criticized the secret process used by the de Blasio administration, she did say there was a legitimate concern about increasing crime and quality of life issues. It has yet to elect a woman mayor. As with all BP posts across the city, the powers of the borough presidency are limited. Manhattan borough president Mark Levine has said that New York should seize properties belonging to Russian oligarchs, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Feb 21. Fast fact: Caputo has lived in the same Manhattan UWS neighborhood for over 20 years, most of them with her dogs Leo and Bruno. He said that the next borough president will have to make mass transit a top priority, as the MTA faces a deep budget hole and commuters turn to cars, which may inundate the city and worsen traffic and pollution. Its also what he said he would have done in the case of the Upper West Side hotel that has recently been at the center of a political furor over homeless individuals being housed there. (In Fridays tally, he was trailing Steven Matteo, a Council member, by 25 votes.). Major issues in the race included some of the key land-use proposals facing the borough, like the SoHo/NoHo rezoning, the New York Blood Center expansion and the 250 Water Street tower at South Street Seaport. Council Member Kallos is a two-term Democrat representing a district on the east side of Manhattan including much of the Upper East Side, Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton Place, and part of East Harlem. They have a great deal of leeway to pursue pet projects and priority issues, and their impact is limited by how effectively they can use their bully pulpit. Her top priorities are responsible and equitable development, education, and mass transit, and she promised that she would release detailed plans on each in the coming weeks as her campaign picks up. The salaries of the presidents of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn were $5,000, and those of Queens and Richmond were $3,000. In office since 2013, when he replaced State Senator Tom Duane, Hoylman has had a productive career in the state Legislature. He noted, for instance, how it has highlighted the need for expanding public space. During the pandemic, at least 200 people experiencing homelessness were sheltered in a hotel in his district, Kallos said, explaining that he worked with local community leaders and service providers to proactively address the quality-of-life issues that arose and resolved them. He wants to push for a solution that resembles a Marshall Plan for Manhattan, he said, referring to the post-World War II foreign aid that the U.S. provided to western Europe. A borough president is elected for each of NYCs 5 boroughs. With this enormous challenge of the pandemic and the worldwide recession which we're undergoing, there's a new moment to meet the affordability question in the borough, he said. With more absentee ballots counted, in the Republican primary for Staten Island borough president, Vito Fossella, endorsed by former President Trump, is up 290 votes. CRDC President Mindy Rubenstein-Rosier acted as timekeeper, and CRDC treasurer Mark Gottlieb handled the Zoom technology. That figure includes roughly 139,000 exhausted ballots from voters who did not list Adams or Garcia on their ballots and did not have a vote in the final round. And the next borough president, she insisted, needs to have a long-term vision. Highest salary at Manhattan Borough President in year 2021 was $178,696. The local backlash could have been avoided, he insisted, if the de Blasio administration had better communicated its plans. The report can be found here. Kimbrely Watkins: I feel like we're running out of time to change direction in terms of how the government operates and does its business. It's got to start with investments in social services and youth development and anti-poverty programs, but we also have an obligation to call out injustice in policing and ensure that policing does not disproportionately target Black and brown communities as it too often has, he said. Corey Johnson conceded the race for city comptroller to Brad Lander. Watkins said she was inspired to join Community Education Council 3 on the Upper West Side six years ago after seeing how badly segregated schools were in the district. Manhattan's vibrant community of Black entrepreneurs is impossible to miss! Seven Democrats were on the ballot for borough president, vying to succeed Gale Brewer, who is term-limited and running again for her old City Council seat on the Upper West Side. More recently, serving as health committee chair during the pandemic has helped bolster Levines profile, at times to the national stage; it earned him a profile inthe Washington Postthat proclaimed him the Anthony Fauci of the New York City Council despite his lack of a background in medicine and occasional public missteps. Someone dies of overdose in NYC every 4 hours. [15][16], Last edited on 27 December 2022, at 07:32, Board of Estimate of City of New York v. 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During her time at Columbia as director of government relations at the Office of Government and Community Affairs (GCA), Shimamura served as the liaison to the University Trustees Committee on Public Affairs, supported GCA's engagement efforts with local government and . [2][bettersourceneeded], Brewer chaired the Select Committee on Technology in Government (now the Committee on Technology) from 2002 to 2009[2] In June 2004, in conjunction with a graduate student Digital Opportunities Team at CUNY Hunter College departments of Urban Affairs and Planning supervised by Professor Lisa Tolliver,[5] the committee published a study and recommendations titled Expanding Digital Opportunity in New York City Public Schools: Profiles of Innovators and Leaders Who Make a Difference. In addition, she co-chairs the Manhattan Delegation, sits on the council's Budget Negotiating Team, and is a member of the Rules Committee Working Group. accused her former boss, Governor Andrew Cuomo, of harassment. In February 2013, Brewer announced she would run for Manhattan Borough President. Borough presidents gradually gained more authority, assisting in the formulation of more aspects of the city budget and controlling land use, contracts, and franchise powers. "The borough president's job is to connect and empower the people of Manhattan." Lindsey Boylan is a former state economic development official who also recently increased her profile. As we wrap up 2022, I'd like to take this time to invite you to my first State of The Borough on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 6 pm at The City College of New York (CCNY). For most of the city's history, . By midnight, Levine, a City Councilmember, led the early results with 28.6 percent of the vote, trailed by State Sen. Brad Hoylman at 25.6 percent. Such a strong statement came from Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who took on Russia in a tweet early Friday morning. In 2016, he created the Eastside Taskforce for Homeless Outreach and Services to help the chronically homeless. Tricia Shimamura has joined Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine's leadership team as the community affairs director. Kallos has been a reform-minded activist, aide, and now elected official with a focus on improving how government functions, including a heavy emphasis on campaign finance reform. He touted many achievements as a Council member, including the approval of hundreds of units of deeply affordable housing in his district, creating a new historic district in Morningside Heights that preserved 115 buildings in perpetuity, and major capital improvements to parks, schools and libraries. As a State Senator for Manhattan, Brad Hoylman has championed a wide range of progressive issues, such as housing, mass transit and safe streets, public education, LGBTQ rights, the environment and seniors.He has passed over 100 bills in the Senate, including the Child Victims Act, allowing adult survivors of child sexual abuse to revive legal claims against their abusers; the TRUST Act, which . On her website, Boylan has pushed for a plan for true affordable housing, but has not yet offered any specifics. In overwhelmingly Democratic New York, the Democratic Party primary in June is all but certain to determine the winner of almost every seat. Notably, all five are white though the boroughs population is 47.2% white, 17.8% Black, 17.4% Hispanic, and 12.8% Asian, according to U.S. Census data as of July 1, 2019. The borough presidents were subject to removal for cause by the mayor, with approval by the governor, and a replacement elected by the borough's aldermen and councilmen. That experience particularly disillusioned her about the citys failures, as she saw elected officials rejecting an effort meant to desegregate schools. I spent a lot of my time at the World Economic Forum thinking about new forms of mobility, new forms of the future of work, how people are working and living, and also how to minimize what is a very growing divide between the haves and the have nots, she said. He did note that he had one area of disagreement with Brewer. 208. Chief of Staff to the Manhattan Borough Commissioner : Steve Simon (212) 408-0110: Chief of Operations: Paul D'Amore (212) 408-0212: Deputy Chief of Operations: Ralph . He also has the backing of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a prominent Manhattan Democrat whose district overlaps with his, and former Public Advocate Mark Green. We rely on your support to make local news available to all, Astoria pool will be closed this summer for renovations: Parks, Gov. On his website, Kallos has ideas that appear to be more fleshed out than his rivals. And my entire career has prepared me for this moment, he said. Who's Running For Manhattan Borough President? I am a student of Gale Brewer and I want to continue her legacy, which is going to be very hard to do, he said. So far, voters have enjoyed Kallos' pitch, raising $738,817, the most campaign cash than any other candidate. Dianne Morales, a former nonprofit executive. Eric Adamss win represents a loss for the left wing of the Democratic Party, which was partly animated by the desire to defund the police, a stance Adams roundly rejected. A borough president is elected for each of NYC's 5 boroughs. Kallos was one of the few City Council members who voted against the recently-approved $88.2 billion city budget, because it did not make more extensive funding cuts to the NYPDs nearly $6 billion annual operating budget. This year, however, four of the . More people-powered approaches to Holyman's governing style include the creation of a Public School Parent Advocacy and Resource Center at the BP's office, and giving community boards greater power in deciding where the BP's budget should be allocated. Brad Hoylman: A Marshall Plan for Manhattan. Hes also pledging to establish an advocacy resource center to help parents navigate the public school enrollment process. He wants to delegate the funds to community boards and let them decide how to use them locally. Its also why he believes hell have a stronger voice in land use issues as borough president. The borough budgets became the responsibility of the mayor and City Council. Even the mayor was poised to cave to the opposition. As part of the consolidation, all town and county governments within . What we need now is a changemaker, she said. Matthew Kassel. The borough president can call a hearing of a contract performance panel, if they choose. The last significant power of the borough presidents, to appoint members of the New York City Board of Education, was abolished when the Board of Education became the Department of Education on June 30, 2002. *** While partly ceremonial, borough presidents' duties include issuing recommendations on land use proposals that can influence their fate. Current Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, who is term-limited, is a famously popular veteran of city government, known for her ubiquitous presence around the borough. With an economic development background, Boylan has honed in on using the BP pulpit to bolster Manhattan's economy post-pandemic, and be an ever-present pol who "in this moment in time [will] push, advocate," according to an interview with New York County Politics. And I'm going to vote my conscience on things, she said. David edits and reports on the People & Power Desk. Also, the Borough President appoints most members of . Feb. 28, 2023 By Bill Parry. degree from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. The 2021 city elections will also be the first with ranked-choice voting in place for special and party primary elections, and the Democratic candidates will have to garner support in the varying constituencies across the borough. 25 days ago. As part of the consolidation, all town and county governments within the city were dissolved, and their powers were given to the city and the boroughs. We need more [Housing Development Fund Corporations], more Mitchell-Lamas. . Salaries. Their most prominent role is the voice they add to land use and development decisions, even if it is an advisory one. The next borough president will be tasked to jumpstart the economic engines once again. The fifth, Donovan Richards, was sworn into his position in Queens last December after winning a special election. Felicia Singh leads Michael Scala by about 440 votes. Subscribe to regular email updates from MNN: NYC ELECTIONS 2021: MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT, The Juan Gonzlez Farewell Talks: Reflections on 50 Years of Journalism and Social Activism. On January 1, 1898, the boroughs of Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Richmond were created and consolidated into a unified city of New York. Caputo has not been in elected office in the 25 years that shes called the Upper West Side her home. Adams cast himself as a blue-collar candidate, and he had particular strength among working-class Black and Latino voters. 100% reported. But she sees that as a strength, not a weakness as she seeks the borough president seat. Alvin Bragg Address: One Hogan Place, New York, NY 10013 Phone: (212) 335-9000 The plans were . [12] They are composed of the borough president, council members from the borough, and the chairperson of each community board in the borough. 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Caputo does have experience with national politics, local governance, community leadership, and representing constituents: she previously served as chair of Manhattan Community Board 7, where she created a public housing task force to help NYCHA residents in the district, among other accomplishments shes touting in her early borough president campaign. Among the five candidates vying to replace her, Levine and Kallos have been out in front of the field, having spent much of the last year building their campaigns and raising funds. Here are the Democratic candidates for Manhattan Borough President: Lindsey Boylan's unsuccessful run to replace Manhattan Representative Jerry Nadler appeared to be a kind of warm-up act, as Boylan appears to be a serious contender for the race after amassing $126,279 in private campaign contributions. They allocate millions in capital budget dollars for infrastructure. Kallos has also positioned himself as a thorn on the side of developers, opposing "supertall' structures that have popped up across the city. Have a story idea? Other municipal elections. Elections and appointments. Hes also shown a willingness to confront the types of issues that were raised on the Upper West Side around sheltering homeless people in hotels. I'm a big believer in working with our entire city operation to figure out a way to create a catalyst for reigniting our main street New York, she said. COVID-19 has magnified that dysfunction, she added. I say it all the time. The governor wont be embracing the bill despised by landlords and supported by tenant advocates. Senator Hoylman recently won the Democratic primary for reelection to the 27th State Senate District, which covers the West Village, Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hells Kitchen, Stuytown-Peter Cooper Village, and a big swathe of Midtown Manhattan. [10], Borough presidents influence the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) by appointing community boards and voting on the applications. By midnight, Levine, a City Councilmember, led the early results with 28.6 percent of the vote, trailed by State Sen. Brad Hoylman at 25.6 percent. A young mother whose damp-ridden ceiling collapsed just inches away from her has slammed her local housing association for . That's my model for using this office as an organizing vehicle, he said. Meet the Democratic Primary Candidates. Like Brewer, he is also opposed to self-defeating term limits for community board members (Hoylman opposes term limits for all elected offices, in fact, save for the president). As 2021 creeps closer, so does the most consequential municipal election in possibly decades, one that will decide the entire political roster that represents the city with few incumbents eligible to run for their current seats due to term limits. 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