Longtime Deputy Queens Borough President Peter Magnani remembered as ‘true public servant’

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Queens Library CEO Thomas Galante (r.) goes over plans for the Arverne Library’s renovations with state Assemblywoman Michelle Titus as Peter Magnani, director of capital facilities and management for Queens Library, looks on. Photo by Howard Koplowitz

Nearly a year after former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman passed away, a key figure in her trailblazing administration has died.

Corona native and longtime Jackson Heights resident Peter Magnani, who served as deputy borough president from 1986 to 2001, was remembered as an “indispensable force for the public good,” by Councilman Barry Grodenchik, who served with him on Shulman’s staff.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards said Magnani was a “true public servant, in every sense of the word, dedicating his life to strengthening our communities and uplifting our families.”