Since its incorporation in 1898, New York City has had a metropolitan borough with a “strong” form of government consisting of a mayor and council. New York’s government is more centralized than that of most other US cities.
In New York, the central government is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sewerage, water supply and welfare services. The mayor and councilors are elected for a four-year term. The New York City Council is a legislative body consisting of 51 members whose districts are defined by geographic population boundaries.
The mayor and councilors may be elected to a maximum of three consecutive four-year terms, but may be re-elected after a four-year break.
The current mayor is Eric Adams, a Democrat, who took office on January 1, 2022. Each mayoral term lasts four years, with a limit of three consecutive terms.
The Democratic Party holds the majority of public offices. As of November 2008, 67% of registered voters in the city are Democrats. New York has not seen a Republican in a state or presidential election since 1924.
After the financial crisis and bailout in 1975, the New York City Financial Control Board was created to oversee municipal spending. The Mayor of New York City and the Governor of New York State both serve on a seven-member board. While direct management of the city’s budget ended in 1986, the board continues to monitor the city’s financial health.
New York is the largest source of political contributions in the United States, with four of the top five US ZIP codes. for political contributions they are in Manhattan. The leading T.K. 10021 is on the Upper East Side, where it contributed the most money for 2004 to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John Kerry.
The city has a strong imbalance of payments with the national and state governments. It receives 83 cents in services for every $1 it sends to the federal government in taxes (or annually sends $11.4 billion more than it gets back). The city also sends an additional $11 billion more each year to New York state than it gets back.
Manhattan is home to the Appellate Supreme Court Division A, while Brooklyn is home to the Appellate Division B’.
The Federal Courthouse located near City Hall includes the District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the Court of International Trade. Brooklyn is home to the District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
