There are nine candidates vying for a chance to take over term-limited Gale Brewer’s post as Manhattan borough president ahead of what will undoubtedly be a challenging several years in terms of the city’s pandemic recovery.
Although the role of the borough president is largely ceremonial, the borough’s top cheerleaders hold real power in land use and development projects as a key player in the city’s Uniform Land Review Process. As part of the ULURP process, community boards review all requests for changes in land use and then submit the application as well as their own recommendation to the Borough President.
