List of borough presidents of New York City

The following is a list of borough presidents of the five boroughs of New York City.

Manhattan

• Before 1874, when it annexed part of the Bronx, New York City was the same as the present Borough of Manhattan. For New York's mayors before 1898, see List of mayors of New York City.

#	Borough President	Party	Dates in office	Notes
1	Augustus W. Peters (1844–1898)	Democratic	January 1, 1898– December 29, 1898	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[1] died in office[2]
	vacant		December 29, 1898 – January 5, 1899
2	James J. Coogan (1845–1915)	Democratic	January 5, 1899– December 31, 1901	elected unanimously on January 5, 1899 by the Manhattan councilmen and aldermen after Peters' death[3] did not run for re-election
3	Jacob A. Cantor (1854–1921)	Fusion	January 1, 1902– December 31, 1903	elected by popular vote to a two-year term[4][5] did not run for re-election
4	John F. Ahearn (1853–1920)	Democratic	January 1, 1904– December 29, 1909	elected by popular vote to two two-year terms[6][7][8] removed by Governor Charles Evans Hughes for failure to perform his duties,[9] but was re-elected as his own replacement by a 24-12 vote of the Manhattan aldermen[10] and managed to stay in office by legal challenges until the Court of Appeals ruled against him near the end of his term[11][12]
5	John Cloughen (1849–1911)	Democratic	December 30, 1909– December 31, 1909 (interim)	acted in place of Ahearn for much of December[13][14] elected unanimously as a replacement on the eighth ballot by the aldermen from Manhattan[15]
6	George McAneny (1869–1953)	Fusion/Democratic	January 1, 1910– December 31, 1913	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[16] did not run for re-election[17][18]
7	Marcus M. Marks (1858–1934)	Republican	January 1, 1914– December 31, 1917	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[17][18] did not run for re-election
8	Frank L. Dowling (c. 1865–1919)	Democratic	January 1, 1918– September 27, 1919	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[19] died in office[20]
—	Michael F. Loughman (1866–1937)	Democratic	September 27, 1919– October 16, 1919 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Dowling's death[21]
9	Edward F. Boyle (c. 1876–1943)	Democratic	October 16, 1919– November 17, 1919	elected interim borough president by the alderman of Manhattan to serve the remainder of the year[22] resigned to become chairman of the New York State Industrial Commission[23]
—	Michael F. Loughman (1866–1937)	Democratic	November 17, 1919– December 31, 1919 (acting)	became acting borough president again upon Boyle's resignation[24]
10	Henry H. Curran (1877–1966)	Republican	January 1, 1920– December 31, 1921	elected by popular vote for the remainder of Dowling's term[25][26]
11	Julius Miller (1880–1955)	Democratic	January 1, 1922– December 31, 1930	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[27][28][29][30][31][32] resigned after winning election as a justice of New York Supreme Court[33]
	vacant		January 1, 1931– January 16, 1931
12	Samuel Levy (1876–1953)	Democratic	January 16, 1931– December 31, 1937	elected interim borough president for the remainder of the year by a 20-3 vote of the aldermen of Manhattan[34] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[35] did not run for re-election in 1937 (ran for president of the City Council instead, and lost in both the Democratic and Republican primaries)[36]
13	Stanley M. Isaacs (1882–1962)	Republican	January 1, 1938– December 31, 1941	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[37][38] denied renomination on the Republican ticket in 1942 by the party committee (ran for election to the City Council on the Fusion and Citizen's Non-Partisan lines instead, and won)[39][40][41]
14	Edgar J. Nathan (1891–1965)	Republican	January 1, 1942– December 31, 1945	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[42][43][44] lost popular vote for re-election in 1945[45]
15	Hugo E. Rogers (1899–1974)	Democratic	January 1, 1946– December 31, 1949	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[45][46] did not seek renomination in 1949[47]
16	Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (1910–1991)	Democratic	January 1, 1950– December 31, 1953	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[48] did not run for re-election in 1953 (ran for mayor instead, and won)
17	Hulan E. Jack (1906–1986)	Democratic	January 1, 1954– January 13, 1960 March 15, 1960– April 22, 1960	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[49][50] suspended himself from office upon being indicted for conspiracy to obstruct justice and violations of the New York City charter[51] resumed office after dismissal of the indictment on technical grounds[52] suspended himself a second time upon reinstatement of his indictment[53] removed from office upon sentencing for criminal convictions[54]
—	Louis A. Cioffi	Democratic	January 13, 1960– March 15, 1960 (acting) April 22, 1960– January 31, 1961 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Jack's self-suspension upon his indictment[51][52] became acting borough president again upon Jack's second self-suspension after reinstatement of his indictment[53]
18	Edward R. Dudley (1911–2005)	Democratic	January 31, 1961– January 4, 1965	elected interim borough president for the remainder of Jack's term by a 4-2 vote of the six members of the City Council from Manhattan[55] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[56] resigned to take the seat as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court that he had won in the November 1964 election[57][58]
—	Earl Louis Brown (1903–1980)	Democratic	January 4, 1965– February 24, 1965 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Dudley's resignation
19	Constance Baker Motley (1921–2005)	Democratic	February 24, 1965– September 8, 1966	elected interim borough president for the remainder of Dudley's term by a 5-3 vote of the members of the City Council from Manhattan[59] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[60] appointed as a federal judge[61][62]
—	Leonard N. Cohen	Democratic	September 8, 1966– September 13, 1966 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Motley's resignation[62]
20	Percy E. Sutton (1920–2009)	Democratic	September 13, 1966– December 31, 1977	elected by the City Council members of Manhattan to replace Motley for the remainder of the year[63] elected by popular vote to the remainder of Motley's term[64] elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[65][66] did not run for re-election (ran for mayor instead, and was defeated in the Democratic primary election)[67]
21	Andrew Stein (born 1945)	Democratic	January 1, 1978– December 31, 1985	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[67][68][69] did not run for re-election (ran for City Council President instead, and won)
22	David Dinkins (1927–2020)	Democratic	January 1, 1986– December 31, 1989	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[70] did not run for re-election (ran for mayor instead, and won)[71]
23	Ruth Messinger (born 1940)	Democratic	January 1, 1990– December 31, 1997	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[72][73] did not run for re-election (ran for mayor instead, and lost in the general election)
24	C. Virginia Fields (born 1945)	Democratic	January 1, 1998– December 31, 2005	elected by popular vote two four-year terms[74][75] did not run for re-election (ran for mayor instead, and lost in the Democratic primary election)
25	Scott Stringer (born 1960)	Democratic	January 1, 2006– December 31, 2013	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[76][77] did not run for re-election (ran for comptroller instead, and won)
26	Gale Brewer (born 1951)	Democratic	January 1, 2014– December 31, 2021	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[78][79] ineligible to run for re-election in 2021 because of term limits[80]
27	Mark Levine (born 1969)	Democratic	January 1, 2022– current	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[81]

The Bronx

#	Borough President	Party	Dates in office	Notes
1	Louis F. Haffen (1854–1935)	Democratic	January 1, 1898– August 29, 1909	elected by popular votes to a four-year term, two two-year terms, and a four-year term[1][4][6][7] removed by Governor Charles Evans Hughes for misconduct in office and neglect of duty[82]
2	John F. Murray (1862–1928)	Democratic	August 29, 1909– December 31, 1909	became acting borough president upon Haffen's removal, then was elected interim borough president for the remainder of Haffen's term by a unanimous vote of the eight aldermen of the Bronx[83] did not run for re-election[16]
3	Cyrus C. Miller (1866–1956)	Democratic	January 1, 1910– December 31, 1913	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[16] retired and did not run for re-election in 1913[84]
4	Douglas Mathewson (1870–1948)	Republican/Fusion	January 1, 1914– December 31, 1917	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[17][85] did not run for re-election in 1917 (ran for a City Court judge position instead, and won)[86]
5	Henry Bruckner (1871–1942)	Democratic	January 1, 1918– December 31, 1933	elected by popular vote to four four-year terms[19][87][27][28][29][30][31] retired and did not seek re-election in 1933[88]
6	James J. Lyons (1890–1966)	Democratic	January 1, 1934– January 2, 1962	elected by popular vote to seven four-year terms[35][89][37][42][45][46][48][49][50] retired and did not seek re-election in 1961[90]
7	Joseph F. Periconi (1910–1994)	Republican/Liberal/ Brotherhood	January 2, 1962– December 28, 1965	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[56][91] lost re-election by popular vote to Badillo in 1966[92]
8	Herman Badillo (1929–2014)	Democratic	December 28, 1965– December 31, 1969	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[92][93] did not run for re-election in 1969 (ran for mayor instead, and lost in the Democratic primary[94][65]
9	Robert Abrams (born 1938)	Democratic	January 1, 1970– December 31, 1978	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[65][95][66][67][68] resigned to accept the post of New York Attorney General that he had won in the November 1979 election[96]
	vacant		January 1, 1979– January 5, 1979
10	Stanley Simon (1930–1983)	Democratic	January 5, 1979– March 11, 1987	elected by a 5-2-1 vote of the members of the City Council from the Bronx[97] elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[69][70] resigned prior to being indicted in the Wedtech scandal[98]
—	Cecil P. Joseph	Democratic	March 11, 1987– April 15, 1987 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Simon's resignation[99]
11	Fernando Ferrer (born 1950)	Democratic	April 15, 1987– December 31, 2001	elected by a 5-to-1 vote of the City Council members from the Bronx to replace Simon[100][101] elected by popular vote to four four-year terms[72][73][74] ineligible to run for re-election in 2001 because of term limits[75]
12	Adolfo Carrión, Jr. (born 1961)	Democratic	January 1, 2002– February 19, 2009	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[75][76] resigned to become director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs[102]
—	Earl D. Brown	Democratic	February 19, 2009– May 21, 2009 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Carrión's resignation[103]
13	Ruben Diaz, Jr. (born 1973)	Democratic	May 21, 2009– December 31, 2021	elected by popular vote in a special election to replace Carrion[104][105] re-elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[106][107][108] ineligible to run for re-election in 2021 because of term limits, retired from politics[109]
14	Vanessa Gibson (born 1979)	Democratic	January 1, 2022– current	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[81]

Brooklyn

See also: History of Brooklyn § Mayors of the City of Brooklyn

#	Borough President	Party	Dates in office	Notes
1	Edward M. Grout (1861–1931)	Democratic	January 1, 1898– December 31, 1901	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[1][110] did not run for re-election[111]
2	J. Edward Swanstrom (1853–1911)	Fusion	January 1, 1902– December 31, 1903	elected by popular vote to a two-year term[4][112] lost election to Littleton[113]
3	Martin W. Littleton (1872–1934)	Democratic-Independent	January 1, 1904– December 31, 1905	elected by popular vote to a two-year term[113][114] did not run for re-election
4	Bird S. Coler (1867–1941)	Municipal Ownership League	January 1, 1906– December 31, 1909	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[7][115][116] did not run for re-election[117]
5	Alfred E. Steers (c. 1861–1948)	Democratic-Independent	January 1, 1910– December 31, 1913	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[16][118] did not run for re-election
6	Lewis H. Pounds (1861–1947)	Republican/Fusion	January 1, 1914– December 31, 1917	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[17][18][119] lost popular vote for re-election to Riegelmann[19]
7	Edward J. Riegelmann (1870–1941)	Democratic	January 1, 1918– December 31, 1924	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[19][120][27][28] resigned to become a New York State Supreme Court justice[121]
8	Joseph A. Guider (1870–1926)	Democratic	January 1, 1925– September 22, 1926	elected interim borough president on December 31, 1924 for the remainder of Riegelmann's term by a 21-3 vote of the Brooklyn aldermen[121] elected by popular vote to a four-year term November 3, 1925[29][30] died September 22, 1926[122]
9	James J. Byrne (1863–1930)	Democratic	September 22, 1926– March 14, 1930	became acting borough president upon Guider's death[123] elected interim borough president September 30, 1926 by a unanimous vote of the Brooklyn aldermen[124] nominated by the Kings County Democratic Coummittee to replace Guider on the general election ballot and elected by popular vote to serve the remainder of Guider's term[125] re-elected by popular vote to a four-year term[31] died March 14, 1930[126]
10	Henry Hesterberg (1881–1950)	Democratic	March 14, 1930– December 11, 1933	became acting borough president during Byrne's final illness[127] and then elected interim borough president April 2, 1930 by a unanimous 23-0 vote of the Brooklyn aldermen (with one alderman absent)[128] elected by popular vote November 4, 1930 to the remainder of Byrne's term[129][130] lost re-election by popular vote to Ingersoll[35] resigned about two weeks before the end of his term to accept a position on the city Water Board[131]
11	Peter A. Carey (c. 1873-1940)	Democratic	December 13, 1933– December 31, 1933 (interim)	elected interim borough president by the Brooklyn aldermen December 13, 1933 after Hesterberg's resignation[132][133]
12	Raymond V. Ingersoll (1875–1940)	Democratic/Fusion	January 1, 1934– February 24, 1940	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[35][134][37] died in office during second term[135]
—	Arthur R. Ebel	Democratic	February 24, 1940– March 4, 1940 (acting)	served as acting borough president during Ingersoll's final illness and after his death until Cashmore was elected[136][137]
13	John Cashmore (1895–1961)	Democratic	March 4, 1940– May 7, 1961	elected interim borough president by a 4-2 vote of the City Council members from Brooklyn, with one abstention that was his own vote[138] elected by popular vote November 5, 1940 to the remainder of Ingersolln's term, then re-elected by popular vote to five four-year terms[139][42][45][46][48][49][50] died May 7, 1961[140]
14	John F. Hayes (1915–2001)	Democratic	May 7, 1961– July 6, 1961 (acting) July 6, 1961– December 31, 1961 (interim)	became acting borough president upon Cashmore's death, elected interim borough president by the members of the City Council from Brooklyn[140][141] did not run for election
15	Abe Stark (1894–1972)	Democratic	January 1, 1962– September 8, 1970	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[56][60][65][142] resigned due to poor health[143]
16	Sebastian Leone (1924–2016)	Democratic	September 9, 1970– December 31, 1976	elected interim borough president by the eleven Brooklyn councilmen[144][145] re-elected by popular vote to a four-year term[66] resigned to become a New York State Supreme Court justice[146]
17	Howard Golden (1925–2024)	Democratic	January 3, 1977– December 31, 2001	elected interim borough president for the remainder of Leone's term by an 11-0 vote of the thirteen City Council members from Brooklyn (two were not present)[147] re-elected by popular vote to six four-year terms[67][68][69][70][72][74] ineligible to run for re-election in 2001 because of term limits[75]
18	Marty Markowitz (born 1945)	Democratic	January 1, 2002– December 31, 2013	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[75][76][148] ineligible to run for re-election in 2013 because of term limits[149]
19	Eric Adams (born 1960)	Democratic	January 1, 2014– December 31, 2021	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[149][150][151] ineligible to run for re-election in 2021 because of term limits; ran for Mayor of New York City instead, and won.
20	Antonio Reynoso (born 1983)	Democratic	January 1, 2022– current	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[81]

Queens

#	Borough President	Party	Dates in office	Notes
1	Frederick Bowley (1851–1916)	Democratic	January 1, 1898– December 31, 1901	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[1] did not run for re-election
2	Joseph Cassidy (c. 1866–1920)	Democratic	January 1, 1902– December 31, 1905	elected by popular vote to two two-year terms[4][6] lost popular vote in 1905[7][152]
3	Joseph Bermel (1860–1921)	Democratic	January 1, 1906– April 29, 1908	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[7][152] resigned while under investigation for corruption[153]
4	Lawrence Gresser (1851–1935)	Democratic	April 30, 1908– September 27, 1911	elected for the remainder of Bermel's term by a 3-2 vote of the five aldermen from Queens[154] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[16] removed by Governor John A. Dix for "inefficiency, incompetency, and neglect of duty"[155]
—	Walter H. Bunn (1839–1918)	Democratic	September 27, 1911– October 4, 1911	was serving as public works commissioner for Queens and appointed by Gresser to be acting borough president[156][157]
5	Maurice E. Connolly (1881–1935)	Democratic	October 4, 1911– April 2, 1928	elected for the remainder of Gresser's term by a 3-2 vote of the five aldermen from Queens[158] re-elected by popular vote to four four-year terms[17][19][27][28][29][30][18] resigned while under investigation for official conspiracy[159]
—	Michael J. Shugrue	Democratic	April 2, 1928– April 18, 1928 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Connolly's resignation[159]
6	Bernard M. Patten	Democratic	April 18, 1928– December 31, 1928 (interim)	elected interim borough president for the remainder of the year by a 4-1 vote of the six aldermen from Queens (one not voting)[160] lost popular vote to serve the remainder of Connolly's term[161]
7	George U. Harvey (c. 1881–1946)	Republican	January 1, 1929– December 31, 1941	elected by popular vote to serve the remainder of Connolly's term[161][162] re-elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[31][35][37] lost by popular vote in the 1941 election[42]
8	James A. Burke (1890–1965)	Democratic	January 1, 1942– December 31, 1949	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[42][163][164][45][46] did not seek renomination in 1949[165]
9	Maurice A. FitzGerald (1897–1951)	Democratic	January 1, 1950– August 25, 1951	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[48] died in office[166]
10	Joseph F. Mafera (1895–1967)	Democratic	August 25, 1951– September 5, 1951 (acting) September 5, 1951– December 31, 1951 (interim)	became acting borough president upon Fitzgerald's death[167] elected interim borough president by a unanimous vote of the four members of the City Council from Queens[168] did not run for re-election[169] and was named to the City Tax Commission by the Mayor[170]
11	James A. Lundy (1903–1973)	Republican	January 1, 1952– December 31, 1957	elected by popular vote to the remainder of FitzGerald's term[171][172][173] re-elected by popular vote to a four-year term[49] lost re-election to Crisona in 1957[50]
12	James J. Crisona (1907–2003)	Democratic	January 1, 1958– January 1, 1959	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[50][174] resigned to accept the seat as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court that he had won in the November 1958 election[175][176][177]
	vacant		January 1, 1959– January 5, 1959
13	John T. Clancy (1903–1985)	Democratic	January 5, 1959– January 1, 1963	elected interim borough president for the remainder of the year by a 4-0 vote of the five City Council members from Queens, with one abstention[176] elected by popular vote to serve the remainder of Crisona's term[178] resigned to accept the position of Surrogate Court Judge that he had won in the November 1962 election[179]
14	Mario J. Cariello (1907–1985)	Democratic	January 2, 1963– January 1, 1969	elected interim borough president by a unanimous vote of the five members of the City Council from Queens[180] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[60] resigned to accept the position as a justice of the New York Supreme Court that he had won in the November 1968 election[181][182]
15	Sidney Leviss (1917–2007)	Democratic	January 2, 1969 (acting) January 3, 1969– December 31, 1969 (interim) January 1, 1970– September 18, 1971	became acting borough president upon Cariello's resignation, then was elected interim borough president for the remainder of the year by a 5-0 vote of the seven City Council from Queens, with two abstentions[182] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[65] resigned to run for a seat on the New York State Supreme Court,[183] and won[184]
16	Donald R. Manes (1934–1986)	Democratic	September 22, 1971– February 11, 1986	elected by the seven members of the City Council from Queens to replace Leviss until the end of the year[185] re-elected by popular vote to the remainder of Leviss' term[186] re-elected by popular vote to four four-year terms[66][67][68][69][70] resigned during a corruption investigation in advance of his indictment,[187] committed suicide a month later[188]
17	Claire Shulman (1926–2020)	Democratic	February 11, 1986– March 12, 1986 (acting) March 12, 1986– January 5, 1987 (interim) January 5, 1987– December 31, 2001	became acting borough president upon Manes' resignation[187] elected unanimously by the nine City Council representatives from Queens to replace Manes until the end of the year[189] elected by popular vote to fill the remainder of Manes' term[190][191] elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[72][74] ineligible to run for re-election in 2001 because of term limits[75]
18	Helen M. Marshall (1929–2017)	Democratic	January 1, 2002– December 31, 2013	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[75][76][192] ineligible to run for re-election in 2013 because of term limits
19	Melinda Katz (born 1965)	Democratic	January 1, 2014– January 1, 2020	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[193][194] resigned to be sworn in as Queens County District Attorney, the office to which she was elected the previous November[195][196]
—	Sharon Lee	Democratic	January 1, 2020– December 6, 2020 (acting)	became acting borough president when Katz was sworn into the Queens District Attorney's office to which she was elected the previous November[195][196] did not run for election[197]
20	Donovan Richards (born 1983)	Democratic	December 2, 2020– current	won a special election for the remainder of Katz' term[198] elected by popular vote to a four-year term in November 2021[81][199]

Richmond/Staten Island

The Borough of Richmond was renamed the Borough of Staten Island in 1975. The county is still named Richmond County.

#	Borough President	Party	Dates in office	Notes
1	George Cromwell (1860–1934)	Republican	May 24, 1898– December 31, 1913	elected by popular vote to a four-year term but not sworn into office until May because the election results were disputed and appealed[4][7][16][200][201] re-elected two two-year terms and two four-year terms[6]
2	Charles J. McCormack (1865–1915)	Democratic	January 1, 1914– July 11, 1915	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[17] died in office[202]
—	Spire Pitou, Jr. (c. 1874–1946)	Democratic	July 11, 1915– July 29, 1915 (acting)	became acting borough president upon McCormack's death[203]
3	Calvin D. Van Name (1857–1924)	Democratic	July 29, 1915– December 31, 1921	elected by the three aldermen from Staten Island to serve the remainder of McCormack's term[204] re-elected by popular vote to a four-year term[19] did not run for re-election[205]
4	Matthew J. Cahill (1869–1922)	Democratic	January 1, 1922– July 14, 1922	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[27][28] died in office[206]
5	John A. Lynch (1882–1954)	Democratic	July 18, 1922– December 31, 1933	elected interim borough president for the remainder of the year by a unanimous vote of the three aldermen of Staten Island[207] elected by popular vote to serve the remainder of Cahill's term[208] elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[29][30][31] denied a slot on the Democratic ballot by Tammany Hall,[209] ran as an independent,[210][211] but came in second place[35]
6	Joseph A. Palma (1889–1969)	Republican	January 1, 1934– December 31, 1945	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[35][212][37][42] declined to run for re-election in 1945[213]
7	Cornelius A. Hall (1889–1953)	Democratic	January 1, 1946– February 12, 1953	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[45][46][48] retired due to illness,[214] died less than a month later[215]
—	Thomas F. Reilly	Democratic	February 12, 1953– February 20, 1953 (acting)	became acting borough president upon Hall's resignation[214]
8	Edward G. Baker (1906–1971)	Democratic	February 20, 1953– December 31, 1954	elected by a 2-1 vote, with Mayor Vincent Impellitteri breaking the tie vote between the two City Council members from Staten Island[216] re-elected by popular vote to a four-year term[49] resigned after winning a seat as a justice of the New York State Supreme Court in the November 1954 election[217]
9	Albert V. Maniscalco (1908–1998)	Democratic	December 31, 1954– December 31, 1965	elected interim borough president to replace Baker for one year, until December 31, 1955, by a 2-0 vote of the City Council members from Staten Island[218] elected by popular vote for the remainder of Baker's term[219] elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[50][56] lost re-election by popular vote to Connor in 1965[60]
10	Robert T. Connor (1919–2009)	Republican	January 1, 1966– June 10, 1977	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[60][65][66] resigned to become a deputy assistant to the Secretary of the Navy[220]
11	Anthony R. Gaeta (1927–1988)	Democratic	June 10, 1977– November 10, 1984	elected by a 2-2 vote of the four members of the City Council from Staten Island, with Mayor Abraham Beame needed to break the tie[220] elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[67][68][69] retired during his second term[221]
12	Ralph J. Lamberti (born 1934)	Democratic	November 10, 1984– December 31, 1989	elected by the two members of the City Council from Staten Island to replace Gaeta, who retired[222] elected by popular vote to a four-year term[70] ran for re-election but lost to Guy Molinari[72]
13	Guy V. Molinari (1928–2018)	Republican	January 1, 1990– December 31, 2001	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[72][74] ineligible to run for re-election in 2001 because of term limits[75]
14	James Molinaro (born 1931)	Conservative	January 1, 2002– December 31, 2013	elected by popular vote to three four-year terms[76][223] ineligible to run for re-election in 2013 because of term limits[75]
15	James Oddo (born 1966)	Republican	January 1, 2014– December 31, 2021	elected by popular vote to two four-year terms[224][225] ineligible to run for re-election in 2021 because of term limits[226][75]
16	Vito Fossella (born 1965)	Republican	January 1, 2022– current	elected by popular vote to a four-year term[81]

See also

• Borough president