Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson was elected into office on November 2, 2021, serving over 1.3 million residents as the first woman and first African American to hold the office of the Bronx Borough President. A New York native, Gibson continues to serve the Bronx as she begins her second term.
Gibson’s inauguration is Feb. 1 from 3 p.m, to 6 p.m., at the Lehman College Performing Arts Center. Staff at the Bronx Times spoke with Gibson about her accomplishments during her first term, like Bally’s Bronx, getting funding for the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory, and her priorities for the future — like working with Mayor Zohran Mamdani on prioritizing the Bronx and seeing through projects such as a Bronx birthing center.
