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| footnotes = }}The mayor of New York City, officially Mayor of the City of New York, is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor’s office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City.The budget, overseen by New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget, is the largest municipal budget in the United States, totaling $100.7 billion in fiscal year 2021.WEB, January 14, 2021, New York City Office of Management and Budget Frequently Asked Questions,www1.nyc.gov/site/omb/faq/frequently-asked-questions.page, NYC Office of Management and Budget, The City employs 325,000 people, spends about $21 billion to educate more than 1.1 million students (the largest public school system in the United States), and levies $27 billion in taxes. It receives $14 billion from the state and federal governments.The mayor’s office is located in New York City Hall; it has jurisdiction over all five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Staten Island and Queens. The mayor appoints numerous officials, including deputy mayors and the commissioners who head city agencies and departments. The mayor’s regulations are compiled in title 43 of the New York City Rules. According to current law, the mayor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms in office but may run again after a four-year break. The limit on consecutive terms was changed from two to three on October 23, 2008, when the New York City Council voted 29–22 in favor of passing the term limit extension into law.WEB, Kramer, Marcia, ‘Aye’ and Mighty: Bloomberg’s Wish Is Granted,wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/bloomberg.third.term.2.847239.html, dead,wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/bloomberg.third.term.2.847239.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20081025085132wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/bloomberg.third.term.2.847239.html,">web.archive.org/web/20081025085132wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/bloomberg.third.term.2.847239.html, October 25, 2008, WCBS-TV, WCBS, October 23, 2008, However, in 2010, a referendum reverting the limit to two terms passed overwhelmingly.NEWS, Katz, Celeste, Is Term Limit Vote a Big Smack at Mayor?,www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/11/is-term-limit-vote-a-big-smack.html, dead,www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/11/is-term-limit-vote-a-big-smack.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130606081258www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/11/is-term-limit-vote-a-big-smack.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130606081258www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/11/is-term-limit-vote-a-big-smack.html, June 6, 2013, Daily Politics (blog), Daily News (New York), Daily News, New York, The position of mayor of New York has been branded as the “second toughest job” in the United States of America, behind only the U.S. President.NEWS,www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/01/nyc-mayor-second-hardest-job-in-the-world-is-up-for-grabs, Bill de Blasio and NYC’s “Least and the Lightest”: The Second-Hardest Job in the World Is Up for Grabs, and It’s a Clusterclump, Abigail, Tracy, Vanity Fair, January 14, 2024, March 19, 2024, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2000/12/21/nyregion/john-v-lindsay-mayor-and-maverick-dies-at-79.html, John V. Lindsay, Mayor and Maverick, Dies at 79, Robert D., McFadden, New York Times, December 21, 2000, March 19, 2024, NEWS,www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/22/new-york-mayor-race-covid-income-racial-inequality, Why New York mayor is the ‘second toughest job in America’, Adam, Gabbatt, The Guardian, April 22, 2021, March 19, 2024, The current mayor is Eric Adams, who was elected on November 2, 2021, and took office shortly after midnight on January 1, 2022.

History

{{See also|List of mayors of New York City}}In 1665, Governor Richard Nicolls appointed Thomas Willett as the first mayor of New York. For 156 years, the mayor was appointed and had limited power. Between 1783 and 1821 the mayor was appointed by the Council of Appointment in which the state’s governor had the loudest voice. In 1821 the Common Council, which included elected members, gained the authority to choose the mayor. An amendment to the New York State Constitution in 1834 provided for the direct popular election of the mayor. Cornelius W. Lawrence, a Democrat, was elected that year.Gracie Mansion has been the official residence of the mayor since Fiorello La Guardia’s administration in 1942. Its main floor is open to the public and serves as a small museum.The mayor is entitled to a salary of $258,750 a year.WEB,www.lwvnyc.org/nycgovern.html, League of Women Voters of the City of New York – About Us, Lwvnyc.org, October 17, 2011, dead,www.lwvnyc.org/nycgovern.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20111231120643www.lwvnyc.org/nycgovern.html,">web.archive.org/web/20111231120643www.lwvnyc.org/nycgovern.html, December 31, 2011, mdy-all, Michael Bloomberg, mayor of the city from 2002 to 2013 and one of the richest people in the world,NEWS, Forbes Profile,www.forbes.com/profile/michael-bloomberg/, Forbes, July 1, 2013, declined the salary and instead was paid One-dollar salary yearly.In 2000 direct control of the city’s public school system was transferred to the mayor’s office. In 2003 the reorganization established the New York City Department of Education.

Tammany Hall

File:New York’s New Solar System2.jpg|thumb|230px|“New York’s new solar system”: Tammany Hall revolves around Boss Croker in this 1899 cartoon in Puck.]]Tammany Hall, which evolved from an organization of craftsmen into a Democratic political machine, gained control of Democratic Party nominations in the state and city in 1861. It played a major role in New York City politics into the 1960s and was a dominant player from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 through the era of Robert Wagner (1954–1965). Its last political leader was an African American man named J. Raymond Jones.

Deputies

The mayor of New York City may appoint several deputy mayors to help oversee major offices within the executive branch of the city government. The powers and duties, and even the number of deputy mayors, are not defined by the City Charter.The post was created by Fiorello La Guardia (who appointed Grover Whalen as deputy mayor) to handle ceremonial events that the mayor was too busy to attend. Since then, deputy mayors have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor. There are currently five deputy mayors, all of whom report directly to the mayor. The majority of agency commissioners and department heads report to one of the deputy mayors, giving the role a great deal of power within a mayoral administration.Deputy mayors do not have any right to succeed to the mayoralty in the case of vacancy or incapacity of the mayor. (The order of succession is the Public Advocate of the City of New York, then the Comptroller of the City of New York.BOOK, What Makes New York City Run? A Citizen’s Guide To How City Government Works, 2001, League of Women Voters of the City of New York Education Fund, New York, N.Y., 0-916130-02-9, 30–31, Third, en, The Mayor, )

Current deputy mayors

• Sheena Wright, First Deputy Mayor

• Maria Torres-Springer, Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development

• Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services

• Meera Joshi, Deputy Mayor for Operations

• Phil Banks, Deputy Mayor for Public SafetyWEB, Sommerfeldt, Chris, Phil Banks picked as NYC Mayor Adams’ top public safety deputy despite checkered NYPD history,www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-phil-banks-public-safety-deputy-20220107-g3wsgaoy5rewpeq2rtkzccxdpi-story.html, 2022-01-07, nydailynews.com,

• Ana Almanzar, Deputy Mayor for Strategic InitiativesWEB, May 26, 2023, Mayor Adams Appoints Ana Almanzar as Deputy Mayor for Strategic Initiatives,www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/365-23/mayor-adams-appoints-ana-almanzar-deputy-mayor-strategic-initiatives, 2023-08-16, The official website of the City of New York, WEB, 2023-05-26, Ex-Cuomo official Ana Almanzar appointed as NYC deputy mayor,nypost.com/2023/05/26/ex-cuomo-official-ana-almanzar-appointed-as-nyc-deputy-mayor/, 2023-08-16, en-US,
• Fabien Levy, Deputy Mayor for CommunicationsWEB, 2023-08-14, Mayor Adams names new deputy mayor for communications,www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-fabien-levy-deputy-mayor-for-communications-mayor-adams-press-secretary-20230814-d7vmhcgtxvhwdhefmhsxkgtm7e-story.html, 2023-08-16, New York Daily News, WEB, Graham, Aidan, 2023-08-14, Adams appoints former press secretary Fabien Levy as Deputy Mayor for Communications {{!, amNewYork |url=https://www.amny.com/politics/adams-fabien-levy-deputy-mayor-communication/ |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.amny.com |language=en-US}}

Notable former deputy mayors

Under Bill de Blasio

• Emma Wolfe 2020–2021 Chief of Staff/Government Operations
• Dean Fuleihan 2018–2021 First Deputy Mayor
• Anthony Shorris 2014–2017 First Deputy Mayor
• Vicki Been 2019–2021 Housing and Economic Development
• Alicia Glen 2014–2019 Housing and Economic Development
• Herminia Palacio 2016–2019 Health and Human Services
• Lilliam Barrios-Paoli 2014–2016 Health and Human Services

Under Michael Bloomberg

• Patricia Harris 2001–2013
• Stephen Goldsmith 2010–2011
• Daniel L. Doctoroff 2002–2008
• Robert K. Steel 2010–2013
• Dennis M. Walcott
• Howard Wolfson

Previous administrations

• Joe Lhota—under Rudy Giuliani
• Kenneth Lipper—under Ed Koch
• William Lynch 1990–1992—under David Dinkins
• Randy Daniels 1992 under David Dinkins
• Barry F. Sullivan 1992–1994—under David Dinkins
• Basil Paterson 1978—under Ed Koch
• Herman Badillo 1977–1979—under Ed Koch
• Robert W. Sweet 1966–1969—under John Lindsay
• Charles Henry Tenney 1962-1965 Robert F. Wagner Jr

Offices appointed

{{Further|List of New York City agencies}}“The mayor has the power to appoint and remove the commissioners of more than 40 city agencies and members of City boards and commissions.“WEB,a856-gbol.nyc.gov/gbolwebsite/390.html, Office of the Mayor, December 17, 2013, New York City, dead,a856-gbol.nyc.gov/gbolwebsite/390.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20131217224112a856-gbol.nyc.gov/gbolwebsite/390.html,">web.archive.org/web/20131217224112a856-gbol.nyc.gov/gbolwebsite/390.html, December 17, 2013, mdy-all, These include:

• New York City Police Commissioner
• New York City Fire Commissioner
• New York City Criminal Court judges
• New York City Marshals
• New York City Schools Chancellor (as of 2002)
• New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget
• Commissioner of Health of the City of New York

Board member

The mayor of New York City is an ex-officio board member of the following organizations:{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

• American Museum of Natural History
• Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden
• Brooklyn Children’s Museum
• Brooklyn Museum of Art
• Brooklyn Public Library
• Carnegie Hall
• El Museo del Barrio
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Museum of Jewish Heritage
• Museum of the City of New York
• National September 11 Memorial & Museum
• New York Botanical Garden
• New York Hall of Science
• New York Public Library
• New York Shakespeare Festival
• Public Design Commission
• Queens Borough Public Library
• Queens Botanical Garden
• Queens Museum of Art
• Snug Harbor Cultural Center
• Staten Island Botanical Garden
• Staten Island Children’s Museum
• Staten Island Historical Society
• Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences
• Staten Island Zoo
• Wave Hill
• Wildlife Conservation Society

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Commentary

The New York City mayoralty has become known as the “second toughest job in America.“WEB, Why New York mayor is the ‘second toughest job in America’, Gabbatt, Adam, The Guardian, April 22, 2021, March 27, 2021,www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/22/new-york-mayor-race-covid-income-racial-inequality, It has been observed that politicians are rarely elected to any higher office after serving as mayor of New York City; the last mayor who later achieved higher office was John T. Hoffman, who became governor of New York in 1869. Former mayor Ed Koch said that the post was jinxed due to divine intervention, whereas Michael Bloomberg has called the supposed curse “a statistical fluke.“WEB, A curse? No higher office for NYC mayors, NBC News, January 31, 2008, March 27, 2021,www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22927885,

In popular culture

Local tabloid newspapers often refer to the mayor as “Hizzoner”, a corruption of the honorific style His Honor.Spin City, a 1990s TV sitcom, starred Michael J. Fox as a deputy mayor of New York under Barry Bostwick’s fictional Mayor Randall Winston.Several mayors have appeared in television and movies, as well as on Broadway, most notably in The Will Rogers Follies. In the 1980s and 1990s, mayors Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani appeared on Saturday Night Live on several occasions, sometimes mocking themselves in sketches. Giuliani and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have both appeared, as themselves in their mayoral capacities, on episodes of Law & Order. Giuliani also appeared as himself in an episode of Seinfeld, titled “The Non-Fat Yogurt”. Giuliani has made cameos in films such as The Out-of-Towners and Anger Management. Bloomberg has appeared on 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Horace and Pete.WEB,www.imdb.com/name/nm0089255/, Michael Bloomberg, IMDb, July 28, 2016, WEB,www.imdb.com/title/tt5585044/fullcredits#cast, Episode #1.9, IMDb, March 26, 2016, July 28, 2016,

See also

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• List of mayors of New York City
• New York City mayoral elections (since 1897)
• Borough president
• Government of New York City
• History of New York City
• New York City Council
• New York City Public Advocate
• New York City Comptroller
• New York City Board of Estimate (1897–1990)
• New York City Civil Court
• New York City Criminal Court
• (New York City: the 51st State)

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References

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Further reading

• Arnold, R. Douglas, and Nicholas Carnes. “Holding mayors accountable: New York’s executives from Koch to Bloomberg.” American Journal of Political Science 56.4 (2012): 949-963 online.

• Fine, Elizabeth, and James Caras. “Twenty-Five Years of the Council-Mayor Governance of New York City: A History of the Council’s Powers, the Separation of Powers, and Issues for Future Resolution” New York Law School Review (2013) 581 pp. 119-136 online

• Fuchs, Ester R. Mayors and money: Fiscal policy in New York and Chicago (University of Chicago Press, 1992) online.
• Hoffman, David C., Tiffany Lewis, and Don Waisanen. “The language of political genres: inaugural and state speeches of New York City Mayors and US Presidents.” Proceedings of the New York State Communication Association 2017.1 (2021): 9+ online.
• Holli, Melvin G., and Peter d’A. Jones, eds. Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors 1820-1980 (Greenwood, 1981) Short scholarly biographies of all NYC mayors 1820-1980; see list p. 410.
• Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. The encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed. Yale University Press, 2010). online
• McNickle, Chris. To be mayor of New York: Ethnic politics in the city (Columbia University Press, 1993) online; covers 1881-1989.

• McNickle, Chris. Bloomberg: A Billionaire’s Ambition (Simon and Schuster, 2017), scholarly study of mayoralty. 2002–2013 online.
• Reitano, Joanne. The Restless City: A short history of New York from colonial times to the present (Routledge, 2010).

• Rogers, David. Mayoral control of the New York City schools (Springer, 2009). online

• Weikart, Lynne A. Follow the Money: Who Controls New York City Mayors? (SUNY Press, 2009).

External links

• {{Official website}}
• Mayor in the Rules of the City of New York

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