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Borough Hall houses the Borough President's office, offices of the Departments of Buildings and Transportation, and other civic offices. The 1906 French Renaissance style brick and limestone building was designed by Carrere and Hastings , following the consolidation of New York City in 1898.
Vito John Fossella Jr. (born March 9, 1965) [1] is an American politician serving as the Staten Island Borough President since 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Fossella previously represented the state's 13th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, from 1997 to 2009 serving as the lone Republican from New York City.
Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island each have a Borough Hall with limited administrative functions. The Manhattan Borough President's office is situated in the Manhattan Municipal Building. The Bronx Borough President's office used to be in its own Bronx Borough Hall but has been in the Bronx County Courthouse for decades.
The two major remaining appointments of the borough presidents are one member each on the New York City Planning Commission [11] and two members each of the New York City Panel for Educational Policy. Borough presidents generally adopt specific projects to promote while in office, but since 1990 have been mainly ceremonial leaders.
This category is for persons who have held the office of borough president of Staten Island, New York. Pages in category "Staten Island borough presidents" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Ralph J. Lamberti (born November 14, 1934) is an American politician who is a member of the Democratic Party, and held the office of borough president of Staten Island, New York from 1984 to 1989. [ 1 ]
Despite New York City traditionally voting Democratic, Staten Island remains a reliably red borough. In Tuesday's election, where the Republican party won a second term in the White House, 65% of ...
Since 1990 the Borough president has acted as an advocate for the borough at the mayoral agencies, the City Council, the New York state government, and corporations. Staten Island's Borough President is Vito Fossella, a Republican who was elected in November 2021. Fossella is the only Republican borough president in New York City.