This chart called ‘The Voters Of The City Of New York Boroughs Of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens And Staten Island’ is designed to show the public the structure of local politics. It is a very complex chart to read since there are branches after branches and positions I have never heard of before. Since this chart is so complex, I decided to break it up to find some way of explaining it. Although the Mayor is the big and main picture when it comes to local politics, the position collaborates with other departments such as Borough Presidents, Comptroller, Public Advocate, The Council All The District Attorneys and Independent Budget Office. I prefer to refer to this set as the primary set because these positions are made to make laws, to budget the City’s finance and to listen to our citizens to accommodate us. They branch out to other little positions that they are in charge of. The second set is where the departments are more direct with the public when it comes to serving the citizens. These positions are Deputy Mayor for Operations, Deputy Mayor For Economic Development, Deputy Mayor For Government Affairs, Press Secretary, First Deputy Mayor, Senior Advisor, Communications Director, Deputy Mayor For Education And Community Development, Deputy Mayor For Legal Affairs Mayor’s Counsel and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services. These positions do branch out to other positions that make up these Departments. This section secures the citizen with education, health, safety and representation of the city.
Authored by Rosy Perez
