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  1. The first mayor of the expanded city was Robert Anderson Van Wyck . The longest-serving mayors have been Fiorello H. La Guardia (1934–1945), Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1954–1965), Ed Koch (1978–1989) and Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013), each of whom was in office for twelve years (three successive four-year terms).

  2. Nov 20, 2020 · In 1665, shortly after the English assumed control of the colony from the Dutch, governor Richard Nicolls appointed Thomas Willett as the first New York City mayor. Old City Hall, Wall Street. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, D. T. Valentine. 1847. NYC Municipal Library.

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  4. In 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.

  5. On 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 (bef.1605-1674) (served 1665 to 1666 and 1667 to 1668)
    • Thomas Delavall (served 1666 to 1667; 1671 to 1672; and 1678 to 1679)
    • Cornelius Van Steenwyk (served 1668 to 1671 and 1682 to 1684)
    • Matthias Nicoll (served 1672 to 1673)
  6. Abraham D. Beame 1974-1977. Edward I. Koch 1978-1989. David N. Dinkins 1990-1993. Rudolph W. Giuliani 1994-2001. Michael R. Bloomberg 2002-2013. Bill de Blasio 2014-2021. Eric L. Adams 2022-. * Prior to June 15, 1665 (when New Amsterdam was captured by the British), the City was headed by Burgomasters.

  7. William Russell Grace (May 10, 1832 – March 21, 1904) was an American politician, the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City, and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company.

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