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Borough president

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Borough President Party Term Web site
The Bronx Vanessa Gibson Democratic 2022–present bronxboropres.nyc.gov
Brooklyn Antonio Reynoso Democratic 2022–present www.brooklyn-usa.org
Manhattan Mark Levine Democratic 2022–present manhattanbp.nyc.gov
Queens Donovan Richards Democratic 2020–present www.queensbp.org
Staten Island Vito Fossella Republican 2022–present www.statenislandusa.com

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 borough presidents

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The current borough presidents were either elected or re-elected in the most recent election in 2021:

Borough President Image Party Term Website
The Bronx Vanessa Gibson Democratic January 2022 – present bronxboropres.nyc.gov
Brooklyn Antonio Reynoso Democratic January 2022 – present www.brooklyn-usa.org
Manhattan Mark Levine Democratic January 2022 – present manhattanbp.nyc.gov
Queens Donovan Richards Democratic December 2020 – present www.queensbp.org
Staten Island Vito Fossella Republican January 2022 – present www.statenislandusa.com

References

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  1. "New York City Charter — Borough Presidents". library.amlegal.com. American Legal Publishing. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

Other websites

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