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The 1st, 2nd, and 4th districts are entirely located on Long Island, while the 3rd is primarily within Long Island with a small portion in Queens, and the 5th is primarily located within Queens. Of them, the Democratic Party represents three; Tom Suozzi in the 3rd district, Laura Gillen in the 4th and Gregory Meeks in the 5th district.
He introduced his Connect Long Island vision, a comprehensive transportation and development plan to connect Suffolk County downtowns, universities and research centers via mass transit. [23] The plan strengthened local businesses by expanding natural customer bases and developed the necessary infrastructure to provide residents with north-to ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. For a list of the Dutch directors-general who governed New Amsterdam as part of New Netherland between 1624 and 1664, see Director-General of New Netherland. The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter ...
In November 2018, Long Island City in Queens was selected as one of two sites for HQ2, along with Crystal City in Arlington County, Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C. [155] Long Island City's selection as a site for Amazon's HQ2 was controversial before and after it happened, and was protested by local residents, community organizations, and ...
A member of the Democratic Party, he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009, when he was unseated by Republican Ed Mangano. Before that, Suozzi served eight years as the mayor of Glen Cove in Nassau County. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully against Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic nomination for governor of New ...
Imbert, who served as mayor of the notorious Long Island village for 16 years, runs the insurance firm RCI Industries, where maintenance worker Ralph Guarino claimed he was saddled with menial ...
In 1975, the name of the borough of Richmond was officially changed to Staten Island. The initial city charter established the five borough president offices with terms of four years, coinciding with the term of the mayor. The salaries of the presidents of Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn were $5,000, and those of Queens and Richmond were $3,000.
Today, the Metz family is forever linked to Clover Island, where a plaza is named in their honor. Kay Metz, unofficial Mayor of Clover Island, died Oct. 8, 2024. He was 84.