List of mayors of New York City - Wikipedia
WEBEric Adams is the first sitting mayor of New York City to ever face indictment; he faces two charges of solicitation of a contribution from a foreign national, as well as charges of wire fraud, conspiracy, and bribery.
Mayors of the City of New York - NYC.gov
WEBMayors of the City of New York. * Prior to June 15, 1665 (when New Amsterdam was captured by the British), the City was headed by Burgomasters. ** Acting Mayor. † Resigned Sept. 1, 1932. †† Resigned Sept. 2, 1950. *** Acting Mayor from Sept. 2, 1950 to Nov. 14, 1950. Elected Mayor Nov. 7, 1950.
Thomas Willett - Historical Society of the New York Courts
WEBOn June 22, 1665, Governor Nicoll appointed Willett as first Mayor of New York, identifying him as the most competent official to effect the transition from Dutch to English rule. As mayor, Willett was chief magistrate of the Mayor’s Court and presided over the first jury trial in the New York colony.
Thomas Willett - Wikipedia
WEBThomas Willett (c. 1607 – August 29, 1674) was a Plymouth Colony fur trader, merchant, land purchaser and developer, Captain of the Plymouth Colony militia, Magistrate of the colony, and was the 1st and 3rd Mayor of New York, prior to the consolidation of the five boroughs into the City of New York in 1898.
Mayor of New York City - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1665, Governor Richard Nicolls appointed Thomas Willett as the first mayor of New York. For 156 years, the mayor was appointed and had limited power. Between 1783 and 1821 the mayor was appointed by the Council of Appointment in which the state's governor had the loudest voice.
New York City’s Earliest Mayors - NYC Department of Records ...
WEBNov 20, 2020 · New York City has a mayor-centric form of government. But it did not start out that way. In 1665, shortly after the English assumed control of the colony from the Dutch, governor Richard Nicolls appointed Thomas Willett as …
Thomas Willett: The Story of New York’s First Mayor
WEBJun 6, 2023 · Willett served two terms as mayor of New York. He was the first and 3rd mayor of this city. The first term on this post lasted from 1665 to 1666, and the second was in the period from 1667 to 1668.
Harlem's Robert Anderson Van Wyck, The First Mayor Of NYC, …
WEBDec 4, 2022 · Robert Anderson Van Wyck, July 20, 1849 – November 14, 1918, of Harlem the first mayor of New York City. After the consolidation of the five boroughs into the City of Greater New York in 1898. Early life and education
Meet James Duane, New York’s first mayor after the American Revolution
WEBMay 13, 2021 · Duane is the first American New York mayor, the first to lead the city newly broken from its colonial shackles. However, it should be noted that he is not New York’s first elected mayor.
List of New York City Mayors - WikiTree
WEBAll mayors before 1822 were appointed. Until 1822 it was done by the Council of Appointments. From 1823 to 1833, the mayor was elected by the Common Council. In 1834, Cornelius Lawrence became the first popularly-elected mayor of New York City.