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The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The current officeholder, the 110th in the sequence of regular mayors, is Eric Adams, a member of the Democratic Party.
These people were not born or adopted in New York City and raised elsewhere but are well known for living in New York City. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
- Central Park. Let's start with the obvious: The park that is nearly as famous as New York City itself. Lots of stars live and hang out in the Central Park area, including Antonio Banderas, Trey Anastasio, Al Sharpton, Tony Danza, Bobby Flay, Anne Hathaway, Regis Philbin, Yoko Ono, Gayle King, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Strahan, Madonna, and Jordan Peele.
- Carbone. Carbone is an upscale Italian-American restaurant with a tiled floor inspired by "The Godfather." Goop's website has called it "1950s meets hipster chic" and says the food is rich and luscious.
- Emilio's Ballato. Want to get a chance to witness one of Taylor Swift's legendary girl's night outs? Just head to Emilio's Ballato in Nolita. Founded in 1956, and frequented by Swift, along with her gal pals like Sophie Turner, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, and Zoë Kravitz, it's an Italian restaurant known not just for its scrumptious pasta, but also for its no-reservations policy.
- Brooklyn Heights. Many stars turn to laid-back Brooklyn neighborhoods to get away from the chaos of Manhattan. Touted as the "next West Village," one of the most star-studded areas in the borough is Brooklyn Heights, where Paul Rudd, Amy Schumer, Matt Damon, John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, Jennifer Connelly, and Adam Driver all reportedly have homes.
With rockin' accordion solos, dare-devil harmony singing, and breathtaking matching western-wear, "the Amigos are like classic Grand Ole Opry stars, transposed into the bodies of young men" (The Time Jumpers). The Amigos' sold-out series at Jazz at Lincoln Center has been featured in the New Yorker and Time Out NY.
- Gambino Family
- Lucchese Family
- Genovese Family
- Bonanno Family
- Colombo Family
A longtime rival to the Genovese family as the dominant entity of the Commission, the Gambino family offers a roster of some of the more colorful figures in mob history. One such figure was the bloodthirsty Albert Anastasia, who allegedly engineered the 1951 disappearance of the family's inaugural leader, Vincent Mangano, before meeting his own bru...
For years, this family operated as a model organization under the fists of Tommy Gagliano and then Tommy Lucchese, longtime colleagues who paid their dues during the Prohibition years and understood the value of steering clear of the headlines. That changed under boss Carmine Tramunti, who was convicted in 1973 for his part in the French Connection...
The outfit, initially overseen by Lucky Luciano, has been called the "Ivy League" of organized crime due to its size, strength of operations in areas from gambling to loan-sharking and ability to keep members in line through adherence to "omertà" — the legendary code of silence. After Luciano was convicted on prostitution charges in 1936, leadershi...
One of the oldest families of the American Mafia has also endured some of its most notorious scandals, beginning with the Luciano-ordered assassination of Maranzano that placed 26-year-old Joe Bonanno in charge of the organization. Although he strengthened his authority by allying with the Profaci family, Bonanno departed after his plan to murder T...
The youngest of the Five Families was founded in 1928 by olive oil importer Joe Profaci, a legitimate businessman with a nose for extracurricular interests like extortion, prostitution and narcotics. The old-school don also rankled underlings with his inflexible demands for a cut of the profits, igniting a mutiny from "Crazy Joe" Gallo and his brot...
Who Represents Me? NYC. A service of the Center for Urban Research at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the City of New York.
Nov 2, 2021 · Eric Leroy Adams, a former New York City police captain whose attention-grabbing persona and keen focus on racial justice fueled a decades-long career in public life, was elected on Tuesday...
