List of mayors of New York City
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The mayor of New York City is the chief executive of the Government of New York City, as stipulated by New York City's charter. The current officeholder, the 110th in the sequence of regular mayors, is Eric Adams, a member of the Democratic Party. The mayor-elect is Zohran Mamdani, also a Democrat, who will be sworn in on January 1, 2026. During the Dutch colonial period from 1624 to 1664, New Amsterdam was governed by the Director of New Netherland. Following the 1664 creation of the British Province of New York, newly renamed New York City was run by the British military governor, Richard Nicolls. The office of Mayor of New York City was established in 1665. Holders were appointed by colonial governors, beginning with Thomas Willett. The position remained appointed until 1777. That year, during the American Revolution, a Council of Appointment was formed by the State of New York. In 1821 the New York City Council – then known as the Common Council – began appointing mayors. Since 1834, mayors have been elected by direct popular vote. The city included little beyond the island of Manhattan before 1874, when it annexed the western part of the Bronx, to be followed in 1895 by the rest of the Bronx. The 1898 consolidation created the city as it is today with five boroughs: Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx. The first mayor of the expanded city was Robert Anderson Van Wyck. The longest-serving mayors have been Fiorello H. La Guardia (1934–1945), Robert F. Wagner Jr. (1954–1965), Ed Koch (1978–1989) and Michael Bloomberg (2002–2013), each of whom was in office for twelve years (three successive four-year terms). The shortest terms in office since 1834 have been those of acting mayors: William T. Collins served a single day on December 31, 1925, Samuel B. H. Vance served one month (from November 30 to December 31, 1874), and Thomas Coman served five weeks (from Monday, November 30, 1868, to Monday, January 4, 1869).
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| No. | Name | Starting year of office | Ending year of office |
| 1 | Thomas Willett (1st term) | 1665 | 1666 |
| 2 | Thomas Delavall (1st term) | 1666 | 1667 |
| 3 | Thomas Willett (2nd term) | 1667 | 1668 |
| 4 | Cornelius Van Steenwyk (1st term) | 1668 | 1671 |
| 5 | Thomas Delavall (2nd term) | 1671 | 1672 |
| 6 | Matthias Nicoll | 1672 | 1673 |
| 7 | John Lawrence (1st term) | 1673 | 1675 |
| 8 | William Dervall | 1675 | 1676 |
| 9 | Nicholas De Mayer | 1676 | 1677 |
| 10 | Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1st term) | 1677 | 1678 |
| 11 | Thomas Delavall (3rd term) | 1678 | 1679 |
| 12 | Francis Rombouts | 1679 | 1680 |
| 13 | William Dyre | 1680 | 1682 |
| 14 | Cornelius Van Steenwyk (2nd term) | 1682 | 1684 |
| 15 | Gabriel Minvielle (*) | 1684 | 1685 |
| 16 | Nicholas Bayard (*) | 1685 | 1686 |
| 17 | Stephanus Van Cortlandt (2nd term) | 1686 | 1688 |
| 18 | Peter Delanoy (only popularly-elected mayor before 1834) 1 | 1689 | 1691 |
| 19 | John Lawrence (2nd term *) | 1691 | 1691 |
| 20 | Abraham de Peyster | 1691 | 1694 |
| 21 | Charles Lodwik | 1694 | 1695 |
| 22 | William Merritt | 1695 | 1698 |
| 23 | Johannes de Peyster | 1698 | 1699 |
| 24 | David Provost | 1699 | 1700 |
| 25 | Isaac De Riemer | 1700 | 1701 |
| 26 | Thomas Noell | 1701 | 1702 |
| 27 | Phillip French | 1702 | 1703 |
| 28 | William Peartree | 1703 | 1707 |
| 29 | Ebenezer Wilson | 1707 | 1710 |
| 30 | Jacobus Van Cortlandt (1st term) | 1710 | 1711 |
| 31 | Caleb Heathcote | 1711 | 1714 |
| 32 | John Johnstone | 1714 | 1719 |
| 33 | Jacobus Van Cortlandt (2nd term) | 1719 | 1720 |
| 34 | Robert Walters | 1720 | 1725 |
| 35 | Johannes Jansen | 1725 | 1726 |
| 36 | Robert Lurting † | 1726 | 1735 |
| 37 | Paul Richard | 1735 | 1739 |
| 38 | John Cruger † | 1739 | 1744 |
| 39 | Stephen Bayard | 1744 | 1747 |
| 40 | Edward Holland † | 1747 | 1757 |
| 41 | John Cruger Jr. | 1757 | 1766 |
| 42 | Whitehead Hicks | 1766 | 1776 |
| 43 | David Mathews | 1776 | 1783 |
| # | Portrait | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Terms | Party | |
| 44 | | James Duane | January 1, 1784 | 1789 | 5 | None | |
| 45 | | Richard Varick | 1789 | 1801 | 11 | Federalist | |
| 46 | | Edward Livingston | 1801 | 1803 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 47 | | DeWitt Clinton (1st term) | 1803 | 1807 | 4 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 48 | | Marinus Willett | 1807 | 1808 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 49 | | DeWitt Clinton (2nd term) | 1808 | 1810 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 50 | | Jacob Radcliff (1st term) | 1810 | 1811 | 1 | Federalist | |
| 51 | | DeWitt Clinton (3rd term) | 1811 | 1815 | 4 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 52 | | John Ferguson | 1815 | 1815 | mw- .mw- 1⁄2 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 53 | | Jacob Radcliff (2nd term) | February 13, 1815 | 1818 | 3 | Federalist | |
| 54 | | Cadwallader D. Colden | 1818 | 1821 | 3 | Federalist | |
| 55 | | Stephen Allen | 1821 | 1824 | 3 | Federalist | |
| 56 | | William Paulding Jr. (1st term) | 1825 | 1826 | 1 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 57 | | Philip Hone | 1826 | 1827 | 1 | National Republican | |
| 58 | | William Paulding Jr. (2nd term) | 1827 | 1829 | 2 | Democratic-Republican | |
| 59 | | Walter Bowne | 1829 | 1832 | 3 | Democratic | |
| 60 | | Gideon Lee | 1833 | 1834 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 61 | | Cornelius Lawrence | 1834 | 1837 | 3 | Democratic | |
| 62 | | Aaron Clark | 1837 | 1839 | 2 | Whig | |
| 63 | | Isaac L. Varian | 1839 | 1841 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 64 | | Robert H. Morris | 1841 | 1844 | 3 | Democratic | |
| 65 | | James Harper | 1844 | 1845 | 1 | American Republican | |
| 66 | | William Frederick Havemeyer (1st term) | 1845 | 1846 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 67 | | Andrew H. Mickle | 1846 | 1847 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 68 | | William V. Brady | 1847 | 1848 | 1 | Whig | |
| 69 | | William Frederick Havemeyer (2nd term) | 1848 | 1849 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 70 | | Caleb Smith Woodhull | 1849 | 1851 | 1 | Whig | |
| 71 | | Ambrose Kingsland | 1851 | 1853 | 1 | Whig | |
| 72 | | Jacob Aaron Westervelt | 1853 | 1855 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 73 | | Fernando Wood (1st term) | 1855 | 1858 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 74 | | Daniel F. Tiemann | 1858 | 1860 | 1 | Independent Party | |
| 75 | | Fernando Wood (2nd term) | 1860 | 1862 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 76 | | George Opdyke | 1862 | 1864 | 1 | Republican | |
| 77 | | Charles Godfrey Gunther | 1864 | 1866 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 78 | | John T. Hoffman1 | 1866 | November 30, 1868 | less than 1 | Democratic | |
| Acting | | Thomas Coman1 | November 30, 1868 | January 4, 1869 | 5 weeks | Democratic | |
| 79 | | A. Oakey Hall2 | January 4, 1869 | December 31, 1872 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 80 | | William Frederick Havemeyer3 (3rd term) † | January 1, 1873 | November 30, 1874 | less than 1 | Republican | |
| Acting | | Samuel B. H. Vance3 | November 30, 1874 | December 31, 1874 | 1 month | Republican | |
| 81 | | William H. Wickham | January 1, 1875 | December 31, 1876 | 1 | Democratic (Reform) | |
| 82 | | Smith Ely Jr. | 1877 | 1878 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 83 | | Edward Cooper | 1879 | 1880 | 1 | Democratic (Reform) | |
| 84 | | William Russell Grace (1st term) | 1881 | 1882 | 1 | Democratic (Reform) | |
| 85 | | Franklin Edson | 1883 | 1884 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 86 | | William Russell Grace (2nd term) | 1885 | 1886 | 2 | None | |
| 87 | | Abram Hewitt | 1887 | 1888 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 88 | | Hugh J. Grant | 1889 | 1892 | 2 | Democratic | |
| 89 | | Thomas Francis Gilroy | 1893 | 1894 | 1 | Democratic | |
| 90 | | William Lafayette Strong4 | January 1, 1895 | December 31, 1897 | 1 (3 years) | Republican |
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Term | Party | Election | Previous office | |
| 91 | | Robert Anderson Van Wyck1(1849–1918) | January 1, 1898–December 31, 1901 | Democratic | 1897 | Chief Justice of the City Court of New York | |
| 92 | | Seth Low2(1850–1916) | January 1, 1902–December 31, 1903 | Republican | 1901 | 11th President of Columbia University(1890–1901) | |
| 93 | | George B. McClellan Jr.(1865–1940) | January 1, 1904–December 31, 1909 | Democratic | 19031905 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York(1895–1903) | |
| 94 | | William Jay Gaynor3 †(1849–1913) | January 1, 1910–September 10, 1913 | Democratic | 1909 | Justice of the New York Supreme Court(1893–1909) | |
| Acting3 | | Ardolph L. Kline(1858–1930) | September 10, 1913 –December 31, 1913 | Republican | – | President of the Board of Aldermen(1913) | |
| 95 | | John Purroy Mitchel(1879–1918) | January 1, 1914–December 31, 1917 | Republican | 1913 | Collector of the Port of New York(1913) | |
| 96 | | John Francis Hylan4(1868–1936) | January 1, 1918–December 30, 1925 | Democratic | 19171921 | Judge in Kings County | |
| Acting4 | | William T. Collins(1886–1961) | December 31, 1925 | Democratic | – | President of the Board of Aldermen(1925) | |
| 97 | | Jimmy Walker5(1881–1946) | January 1, 1926–September 1, 1932 | Democratic | 19251929 | Member of the New York State Senate from the 12th district(1919–1925) | |
| Acting5 | | Joseph V. McKee(1889–1956) | September 1, 1932 –December 31, 1932 | Democratic | – | President of the Board of Aldermen(1926–1933) | |
| 98 | | John P. O'Brien(1873–1951) | January 1, 1933–December 31, 1933 | Democratic | 1932 | Surrogate of New York County | |
| 99 | | Fiorello La Guardia(1882–1947) | January 1, 1934– December 31, 1945 | Republican | 193319371941 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York(1917–1919; 1923–1933) | |
| 100 | | William O'Dwyer6(1890–1964) | January 1, 1946–August 31, 1950 | Democratic | 19451949 | District Attorney for Kings County(1940–1942; 1945) | |
| 101 | | Vincent R. Impellitteri6(1900–1987) | November 14, 1950 –December 31, 1953(acting from August 31, 1950) | Democratic | 1950 | President of the City Council(1946–1950) | |
| 102 | | Robert F. Wagner Jr.(1910–1991) | January 1, 1954–December 31, 1965 | Democratic | 195319571961 | 17th Borough President of Manhattan(1950–1953) | |
| 103 | | John Lindsay(1921–2000) | January 1, 1966–December 31, 1973 | Republican 8Democratic | 19651969 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York(1959–1965) | |
| 104 | | Abraham Beame(1906–2001) | January 1, 1974–December 31, 1977 | Democratic | 1973 | 36th & 38th New York City Comptroller(1962–1965; 1970–1973) | |
| 105 | | Ed Koch(1924–2013) | January 1, 1978–December 31, 1989 | Democratic | 197719811985 | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York(1969–1977) | |
| 106 | | David Dinkins(1927–2020) | January 1, 1990–December 31, 1993 | Democratic | 1989 | 23rd Borough President of Manhattan(1986–1989) | |
| 107 | | Rudy Giuliani(b. 1944) | January 1, 1994–December 31, 2001 | Republican | 19931997 | Attorney for the Southern District of New York(1983–1989) | |
| 108 | | Michael Bloomberg(b. 1942) | January 1, 2002–December 31, 2013 | Republican9 Unaffiliated | 200120052009 | CEO of Bloomberg L.P.(1981–2001) | |
| 109 | | Bill de Blasio(b. 1961) | January 1, 2014–December 31, 2021 | Democratic | 20132017 | 3rd New York City Public Advocate(2010–2013) | |
| 110 | | Eric Adams(b. 1960) | January 1, 2022–December 31, 2025 | Democratic | 2021 | 18th Borough President of Brooklyn (2014–2021) | |
| No. | Portrait | Name(Birth–Death) | Term | Party | Election | Previous office | |
| 111 | | Zohran Mamdani(b. 1991) | To be sworn in on January 1, 2026 | Democratic | 2025 | Member of the New York State Assembly from the 36th district (2021–present) | |
| Year | Term | Termlimit | Years | Mayor(s) affected |
| Unconsolidated City | ||||
| 1834 | 1 year | (no limit) | (unlimited) | all from Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence to Caleb S. Woodhull |
| 1849 | 2 years | (no limit) | (unlimited) | all from Ambrose Kingsland to William L. Strong1 |
| Greater New York (The Five Boroughs) | ||||
| 1897 | 4 years | 1 term | 4 years | Robert A. Van Wyck |
| 1901 | 2 years | (no limit) | (unlimited) | Seth Low and George B. McClellan Jr.2 |
| 1905 | 4 years | (no limit) | (unlimited) | all from George B. McClellan Jr.2 to David Dinkins3 |
| 1993 | 4 years | 2 terms | 8 years | Rudolph Giuliani4 |
| 2008 | 4 years | 3 terms | 12 years | Michael Bloomberg only 4, 5 |
| 2010 | 4 years | 2 terms | 8 years | Bill de Blasio and his successors6 |
| Interrupted terms of New York City's elected mayors since 1834 | |||||
| Elected mayor | Last elected | End of service | Interim successor † 1, 2 | Election | Elected successor3 |
| John T. Hoffman (D) | Dec. 1867 | resigned November 30, 1868 | Thomas Coman (D) | Dec. 1868 (special) | A. Oakey Hall (D) |
| Wm Havemeyer (R)1 | Nov. 1872 | died November 30, 1874 | Samuel B. H. Vance (R) | Nov. 1874 (regular) | William H. Wickham (D) |
| William Gaynor (D) | Nov. 1909 | died September 10, 1913 | Ardolph L. Kline (R) | Nov. 1913 (regular) | John P. Mitchel (Fusion) |
| John F. Hylan (D) | Nov. 1921 | resigned December 30, 1925 | William T. Collins (D) | Nov. 1925 (regular) | Jimmy Walker (D) |
| Jimmy Walker (D) | Nov. 1929 | resigned September 1, 1932 | Joseph V. McKee (D) | Nov. 1932 (special) | John P. O'Brien (D) |
| William O'Dwyer (D) | Nov. 1949 | resigned August 31, 1950 | Vincent Impellitteri (D) | Nov. 1950 (special) | Vincent Impellitteri (Experience) |
| Mayor | Party | Start year | End year | |
| George Hall | Democratic-Republican | 1834 | 1834 | |
| Jonathan Trotter | Democratic | 1835 | 1836 | |
| Jeremiah Johnson | Whig | 1837 | 1838 | |
| Cyrus P. Smith | Whig | 1839 | 1841 | |
| Henry C. Murphy | Democratic | 1842 | 1842 | |
| Joseph Sprague | Democratic | 1843 | 1844 | |
| Thomas G. Talmage | Democratic | 1845 | 1845 | |
| Francis B. Stryker | Whig | 1846 | 1848 | |
| Edward Copland | Whig | 1849 | 1849 | |
| Samuel Smith | Democratic | 1850 | 1850 | |
| Conklin Brush | Whig | 1851 | 1852 | |
| Edward A. Lambert | Democratic | 1853 | 1854 | |
| George Hall | Know Nothing | 1855 | 1856 | |
| Samuel S. Powell | Democratic | 1857 | 1860 | |
| Martin Kalbfleisch | Democratic | 1861 | 1863 | |
| Alfred M. Wood | Republican | 1864 | 1865 | |
| Samuel Booth | Republican | 1866 | 1867 | |
| Martin Kalbfleisch | Democratic | 1868 | 1871 | |
| Samuel S. Powell | Democratic | 1872 | 1873 | |
| John W. Hunter | Democratic | 1874 | 1875 | |
| Frederick A. Schroeder | Republican | 1876 | 1877 | |
| James Howell | Democratic | 1878 | 1881 | |
| Seth Low | Republican | 1882 | 1885 | |
| Daniel D. Whitney | Democratic | 1886 | 1887 | |
| Alfred C. Chapin | Democratic | 1888 | 1891 | |
| David A. Boody | Democratic | 1892 | 1893 | |
| Charles A. Schieren | Republican | 1894 | 1895 | |
| Frederick W. Wurster | Republican | 1896 | 1897 |
| No. | Name | Starting year of office | Ending year of office |
| 1 | Abram D. Ditmars (1st term) | 1870 | 1872 |
| 2 | Henry S. DeBevoise (1st term) | 1872 | 1873 Sept. |
| (-) | George H. Hunter (acting) | 1873 Sept. | 1874 April |
| 2 | Henry S. DeBevoise (1st term resumed) | 1874 April | 1875 |
| 3 | Abram D. Ditmars (2nd term) | 1875 | |
| (-) | John Quinn (acting) | 1876 | |
| 4 | Henry S. DeBevoise (2nd term) | 1876 | 1883 |
| 5 | George Petry | 1883 | 1886 |
| 6 | Patrick J. Gleason (1st term) | 1887 | 1889 |
| Patrick J. Gleason (2nd term) | 1890 | 1892 | |
| 7 | Horatio S. Sanford | 1893 | 1895 |
| 8 | Patrick J. Gleason (3rd term) | 1895 | 1897 |
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