This Primary Day ..a look Back at When Brooklyn had its own Mayor…
Proud Brooklynites (and is there really any other kind, lol?) can argue that NYC’s current Mayor Eric Adams is a native of Brooklyn, and more than a few Hizzoners have hailed from Kings County…
But there was a time when all the Mayors of Brooklyn were from, well, Brooklyn!
While the City of Brooklyn is not within living memory (1898!), the days of a September Mayoral Primary Day is something many New Yorkers experienced. September Mayoral primaries ended when ranked choice was approved by a referendum held during the November 5, 2019 general election (L.L. 215/2019).
And to explore more about NYC’s most populous borough, and how it ceased to be a city… I recommend you take a peek at one of NYLI’s eBooks…
And for a closer legal look at all of New York Election law — consider borrowing ….
For Election Law information… charter & codes (current & superseded) … and really, any legal materials – consider joining The New York Law Institute for access…
