Job Description

NYC’s Borough Presidents each represent and advocate for 1 of the city’s 5 boroughs. He or she speak ups for people in his or his borough in talks with other city elected officials.

A borough president can impact his or her boroughs’ land use, infrastructure, and economic development plans, along with overall city policy. To do this, the borough president negotiates with officials and businesses, introduces legislation, appoints community board members, and distributes money in the borough.

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Plans for the growth, improvement and development of the borough

Influences city policy impacting his or her borough

Develops community board membership and operations within the borough

Leads the Borough Board, made up of council members and community board leaders from the borough, to: