Your Borough's Mini-Mayors on the Ballot
Among the many other elections in next month’s primary — dozens of City Council seats, district attorneys, the comptroller, and of course the mayor — there are also elections for the five borough presidents, known to some as “Beeps.”
They can’t pass bills and have a limited budget, but borough presidents do wield more power than you may think. They weigh in on land-use decisions, with influence that could make or break a project. And they also appoint members to the city’s community boards, which can have a lot of hyperlocal soft power. The job can also be a springboard to other big jobs, with Mayor Eric Adams, former Brooklyn borough president, a top example.
Learn more about the job one former official called the “convener in chief” — and who’s running in each borough — from my colleague Rachel Kahn.
We’ve updated our Meet Your Mayor quiz with more detailed answers from some of the candidates, which means now is a great time to go through your options again even if you already took it last week.
https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/23/borough-president-candidates-election-voting-newsletter/