Pedram Bral on his 10 years as mayor of the Village of Great Neck

Mayor Pedram Bral commands the room with a stern voice when board of trustees meetings get out of hand—as they tend to do if a controversial item is on the agenda.

The Village of Great Neck’s ever-involved residents are bound to show up in droves and voice their opinions just as strongly as the mayor when a hot-button issue, like a new housing development, is being voted on.