NY – NewDEAL https://newdealleaders.org Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:16:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Alex Bores https://newdealleaders.org/leader/alex-bores/ Wed, 03 May 2023 01:00:30 +0000 https://newdealleaders.org/?post_type=leader&p=23889 .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Alex Bores

Assemblymember | New York, NY







Alex Bores is a fifth-generation New Yorker who was born, raised, and lived his whole life in Manhattan. When he was elected as the representative for the​ 73rd District in 2022, he became the first Democrat elected in New York at any level with a degree in Computer Science.

Assemblymember Bores is an engineer, whose career has included helping the Department of Justice solve violent crimes in New York City, working with three Manhattan District Attorneys, and building software for local governments’ COVID relief programs to help 50,000 families keep their homes warm and their water running. He has championed bills encouraging innovation, protecting democracy, implementing licensure reform, promoting public safety, and more. ​

Alex and his wife, Darya, live on the Upper East Side.

]]> Nantasha Williams https://newdealleaders.org/leader/nantasha-williams/ Mon, 10 Oct 2022 23:45:49 +0000 https://newdealleaders.org/?post_type=leader&p=14755 .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Nantasha Williams

Councilmember | New York, NY







Nantasha is a community leader, social justice advocate, and political organizer committed to affecting real change in her community. Creating new economic opportunities, youth development, housing, and protecting our seniors are her top priorities. It is her mission to serve the residents of her hometown, Southeast Queens, New York, and continue its rich legacy into the future.

 Nantasha founded the New York City Black Women’s Political Club, an avenue to build political power for Black women across New York City in 2019. In recognition of her exceptional work and allegiance to her community, Nantasha was honored as one of Albany’s Top 40 under 40 by City & State. But Nantasha’s champion spirit for human rights, women’s rights, and racial equality extends beyond the borders of her home state. She helped lead operations and organizing efforts for one of the largest demonstrations in American history, the Women’s March on Washington, D.C. Nantasha has also organized other demonstrations across the country, leading the charge for protesters demanding representation and implementation of legislative policies for women’s rights and racial justice. Previous to being elected to the City Council, Nantasha served as the Project Manager for Minority Women Business Enterprise Compliance, and helped initiate community outreach efforts for the JFK Redevelopment Program.

]]> Nily Rozic https://newdealleaders.org/leader/nily-rozic/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 17:22:58 +0000 https://newdealleaders.org/?post_type=leader&p=11732 .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Nily Rozic

Assemblymember | Queens, NY







Nily Rozic became the youngest woman in the state legislature and the first woman ever to represent the 25th District in 2012. Since then she has been reelected a few times and is currently the chair of the Assembly’s Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection. In this position, she works to protect consumers from fraud and discriminatory business practices, ensure data privacy, and regulate credit and pricing practices in New York. Before this position she was the Chair of the Subcommittee on Emerging Workforce where she has championed bills creating flexibility in the workplace, fair practices for work shifts, pay equity, and increased entrepreneurship in underserved communities.

In Queens, Nily is focused on serving day-to-day needs and fighting for key quality of life issues in her district. In Albany, Nily is an outspoken advocate for working and middle-class families, immigrant communities, and students, and she has already sponsored and passed legislation aimed at revitalizing New York’s environment, expanding government transparency, and strengthening the state’s workforce development system. She is also committed to social justice, equality, and opportunity for all. Most recently, she authored a new law to ease work schedules for state employees and expand current flexible workplace practices. Nily continues to advocate for issues she is passionate about and address the concerns of workers and businesses.

]]> Kathleen Rice https://newdealleaders.org/leader/kathleen-rice/ Mon, 03 Feb 2020 08:47:49 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/?post_type=leader&p=4240 .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Kathleen Rice

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE LONG ISLAND,
NY






Congresswoman Kathleen Rice is in her second term representing communities in Nassau County, New York after first winning her competitive district in 2014 despite a challenging year for Democrats. In Congress, Kathleen has emerged as a leading Democratic voice on national security issues and a fierce advocate for veterans. Her other priorities have included making college more affordable, supporting small businesses, and enhancing public safety by combating gun violence and drunk driving. Kathleen built her career as an outstanding prosecutor, including as the first woman elected District Attorney in Long Island history. In that position, she won national acclaim for her efforts to crack down on drunk driving and help overhaul New York’s DWI laws, and her public corruption investigations led to the convictions of dozens of officials from both parties who violated the public’s trust.

]]> Stephanie Miner https://newdealleaders.org/leader/stephanie-miner/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:30:08 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/alumni/stephanie-miner/ .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Stephanie Miner

Former Mayor | Syracuse, NY




Stephanie A. Miner was the 53rd Mayor of the City of Syracuse. In 1999, Miner earned her J.D. from SUNY Buffalo and began working as a labor lawyer, representing unions and employees. She was elected Mayor in 2009 and became the first woman elected Mayor of any of the “Big 5” cities in New York. She served from 2009 to 2017.

Mayor Miner became a Syracuse Common Councilor-at-Large in 2002 after winning a citywide election. As a Councilor, she championed and helped pass legislation that gave $1 million in initial funding to Say Yes to Education, a program that provides necessary support services for Syracuse City School District students and promises free or reduced tuition to students who graduate from City high schools. During her tenure on the Council, Mayor Miner established a reputation as a principled leader who asks tough questions. This led the Syracuse Post-Standard to endorse Mayor Miner’s 2009 candidacy for Mayor, calling her “principled,” “intelligent,” “energetic,” and a “passionate advocate.”

]]> Joe Morelle https://newdealleaders.org/leader/joe-morelle/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:30:08 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/alumni/joe-morelle/ .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }



Joe Morelle

U.S. Congressman | NY-25







Joe Morelle was elected to serve as the U.S. Congressman for New York’s 25th district in 2018. Before that, Joe Morelle served as an Assemblymember in Rochester from 1991 to 2018. He emerged as a leading advocate in the New York State Assembly for policies that spur job creation. In 2005, Joe released a report entitled “Creating A State of Innovation: Unleashing the Power of New York’s Entrepreneurial Economy” that detailed the decline of New York as an economic power and offered numerous policy prescriptions for reversing that decades-long trend. Building on this report, Joe championed a technology seed fund that gives startup companies in upstate New York the boost they need so that they can grow to the point where they can attract private investment.  The seed fund is aimed at spurring smart investments that might not otherwise be made in order to jump-start the economy and create well-paid, sustainable jobs.

Joe’s passion for job creation and making New York more competitive stems in part from his own experience as founder and president of a software development firm. He knows first-hand the difficulties small businesses face when attempting to make a profit while meeting the demands of the state’s high tax burden.

Currently, Joe serves as the U.S. Representative for New York’s 25th congressional district

]]> Dan Garodnick https://newdealleaders.org/leader/dan-garodnick/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:29:59 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/alumni/dan-garodnick/ .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Dan Garodnick

Former City Councilmember | New York, NY






Dan Garodnick was elected to the New York City Council in 2005, and Chaired of the Economic Development Committee. He served from 2005 to 2017. Garodnick established himself as a leader in the fight for affordable housing, spearheading the $4.5 billion tenant-backed bid for the purchase of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village.  He led the fight for the sensible redevelopment of East Midtown Manhattan, allowing for additional commercial growth, while ensuring that the public sees improvements to area infrastructure and mass transit. Garodnick also authored some of the most important legislation to pass the Council in the past number of years, focusing on tenants rights, consumer protection, and green buildings.

Prior to his election, Dan was a litigator at the New York Law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, LLP, and a law clerk for the Honorable Colleen McMahon of the Southern District of New York. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.

]]> Kathy Sheehan https://newdealleaders.org/leader/kathy-sheehan/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:07:52 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/leaders/kathy-sheehan/ .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }



Kathy Sheehan

Mayor | Albany, NY







Mayor Kathy Sheehan is in her second term as Albany, New York’s 75th mayor.  Mayor Sheehan has dedicated her administration to creating a City of opportunity, leading with a commitment to equity and responsive government that includes diverse community voices.

Under Mayor Sheehan’s leadership, the City adopted its first new zoning code in more than half a century, secured unprecedented new State aid, became the third City in the U.S. to implement Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion, which provides alternatives to arrest for certain non-violent offenders, and secured millions of dollars in funding for workforce development.  She also invested in new IT systems, created an Innovation Office, and implemented numerous cost-saving initiatives that improved the City’s bond rating and held the line on taxes.

Kathy served a four-year term as Albany’s Treasurer prior to being elected mayor.  Before serving in elected office, she was the vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of a publicly-traded medical device manufacturer.

Kathy earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from Albany Law School, and a B.S. in Journalism from Bowling Green State University.

]]> Jack Schnirman https://newdealleaders.org/leader/jack-schnirman/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:07:51 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/leaders/jack-schnirman/ .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Jack Schnirman

Former County Comptroller | Nassau County, NY







Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman was elected in November 2017 until January 2022. 

As Comptroller, Jack has brought a new energy to his position as the County’s Chief Financial Officer. He has increased transparency through innovative approaches such as Open Checkbook and the Comptroller’s Scorecard on the Open Nassau Transparency Hub, launched audits that have achieved results, and strengthened oversight of the County’s finances and contracting processes. 

His administration launched a Policy and Research Unit focused on data-driven reports, fact sheets, and analysis to help inform the policy-making process, highlighting critical demographic trends, Black Economic Equity, veterans data, women entrepreneurship, food insecurity, the 2020 Census, and how the County can retain and meet the demands of the next generation. The Comptroller’s office has forged new partnerships with leaders in the nonprofit, MWBE, and tech communities, advocating for local businesses and pushing to grow our economy.

Prior to being elected Comptroller, Jack served as Long Beach City Manager. He helped put the City on the road to recovery from the brink of bankruptcy and the devastation from Superstorm Sandy. On Jack’s watch, Long Beach’s bond rating was upgraded twice and received nine consecutive credit positive reviews. 

He previously served as the Town of Brookhaven’s Chief Deputy Town Supervisor, helping stop the abuse of taxpayer dollars on no-bid contracts, patronage, and scandals, with the help of data-driven government.

Jack lives in Long Beach with his wife, Joan, and children, Sage and Oz, and earned a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government.

]]> Keith Powers https://newdealleaders.org/leader/keith-powers/ Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:07:48 +0000 https://thenewdeal.flywheelsites.com/leaders/keith-powers/ .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709{ background-repeat:no-repeat; background-image:url(https://newdealleaders.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/header-tnd-1500x630.jpg); background-position:50% 0%; background-attachment:scroll; } .avia-section.av-k5jpnbyp-1e830beeb821e85dde944388509bd709 .av-section-color-overlay{ opacity:0.5; background-color:#000000; }

Keith Powers

Councilmember | New York, NY







Council Member Keith Powers represents New York City’s Council District 4, covering Carnegie Hill, Central Park South, Garment District, Koreatown, Midtown East, Midtown West, Murray Hill, Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town, Sutton Place, Times Square, Tudor City, Turtle Bay, Upper East Side, and Waterside Plaza.

In his time in office, Council Member Powers has introduced and passed legislation to make it easier to run for office, prevent tenants from unlawful eviction, broaden sexual harassment protections, and protect small businesses.

As Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee, Council Member Powers worked to overhaul the criminal justice system and change the culture in our City’s jails. He played a key role in stewarding the vote to close Rikers Island and has passed legislation to eliminate bail fees.

Council Member Powers has focused on affordable housing, including negotiating a historic housing deal between Waterside Plaza and NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to preserve affordable units at Waterside Plaza through the year 2098. In addition, he joined his colleagues in securing the passage of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which will protect miles of Manhattan’s waterfront from coastal flooding. Council Member Powers also led the way to the implementation of the 14th Street busway, the pedestrianization pilot of Rockefeller Center, and continues to be an advocate for improving the city’s transportation network.

Keith graduated from the University of Dayton and The CUNY Graduate Center. He is a lifelong New Yorker and third-generation resident in Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town.

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