Herbert Berman (August 19, 1933 – July 6, 2014) was a politician in
New York City. He served as a
City Councilman from
Brooklyn and was the chairman of the
Council Finance Committee for several years. Because of term limits prohibiting Berman from seeking reelection in 2001 to the Council, he sought the Democratic nomination for
New York City Comptroller. He lost the Democratic nomination to former Board of Education President
and was the nominee of the Liberal Party in the general election, which was also won by Thompson.
Berman then briefly served as Governor
George Pataki's liaison to the Jewish community and was then appointed by Gov.
George Pataki as president of the
Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation
The Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC) is a New York State public-benefit corporation responsible for developing Roosevelt Island, a small island in the East River that is part of the New York City borough of Manhattan.
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, which runs the affairs of Roosevelt Island. Berman served in this position from 2003 to 2007. He died on July 6, 2014, from a long illness at the age of 80.
['Herbert Berman, long-serving Councilman, has died,' Gersh Kuntzman, New York Times, July 6. 2014]
References
1933 births
2014 deaths
Politicians from Brooklyn
New York (state) Democrats
Liberal Party of New York politicians
New York City Council members
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