Herbert Berman

Herbert Berman (August 19, 1933 – July 6, 2014)[1] 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.[2] Because of term limits prohibiting Berman from seeking reelection in 2001 to the Council, he sought the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller.[3] He lost the Democratic nomination to former Board of Education President William C. Thompson, Jr. 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[1] and was then appointed by Gov. George Pataki as president of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, which runs the affairs of Roosevelt Island.[4] Berman served in this position from 2003 to 2007.[5] He died on July 6, 2014, from a long illness at the age of 80.[6]

Political offices
Preceded by New York City Council, 23rd district
1975–1991 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Newly created district
 New York City Council, 46th district
1992–2001 		Succeeded by
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  2. ^ "city to state deadbeat pay". www.nydailynews.com. 1998.
  3. ^ "controller candidates sling". www.nydailynews.com. 2001.[dead link]
  4. ^ Lee, Jennifer 8. (19 April 2006). "Midair Rescue Lifts Passengers from Stranded East River Tram". The New York Times.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "minutes" (PDF). rioc.com. 2007.
  6. ^ 'Herbert Berman, long-serving Councilman, has died,' Gersh Kuntzman, New York Times, July 6. 2014