[Updated] Mayors of New York City From 1665 Till 2025: Check List Here!

Nov 5, 2025, 00:31 EDT

Who is the Mayor of New York City? Read the full list of NYC Mayors from 1665 to 2025 with their Party Names and Terms they served. This article presents a historical overview of the Mayors of New York City (NYC) up to 2025, detailing their terms in office.

Updated List of NYC Mayors till 2025 with their Terms and Party Names. ( Image Source - NPR )
Updated List of NYC Mayors till 2025 with their Terms and Party Names. ( Image Source - NPR )

NYC Mayors List 2025: One of the biggest cities of America, New York just had their Election Day 2025 for their Mayor. New York is a global hub of culture, commerce, and innovation, and has been shaped by a long line of leaders. The NYC Mayor Election 2025 was held on November 04, 2025. 

The role of mayor has been crucial in guiding the city's destiny since its earliest days as a burgeoning settlement to its current status as a bustling metropolis of nearly 8.5 million people in 2025. The NYC Mayor looks after the public safety, education, and economic policies of the city. Read the full list of NYC Mayors from 1665 to 2025 with their Party Names and Terms they served.

Who is the Mayor of New York City in 2025?

The new Mayor of New York City in 2025 is Zohran Mamdani, who won the November 2025 election, succeeding Eric Adams. Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic state assemblyman, ran on a democratic socialist platform with a focus on affordability, social justice, and bold reforms. He defeated both independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in a high-turnout election that drew significant attention and support from progressive leaders. Mamdani is recognized as the city’s youngest mayor in a century.

Zohran Mamdani

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NYC Mayors List 2025: Terms and Party Names

The following table presents a list of the Mayors of the City of New York and their respective terms in office, as documented by the official NYC.gov archives. It provides a historical record of leadership, spanning many decades of the city's development. 

Mayor NameTerm StartTerm EndPolitical Party
Zohran Mamdani Elected in 2025 - Democratic
Eric L. Adams 2022 2025 Democratic
Bill de Blasio 2014 2021 Democratic
Michael R. Bloomberg 2002 2013 Republican / Independent
Rudolph W. Giuliani 1994 2001 Republican
David N. Dinkins 1990 1993 Democratic
Edward I. Koch 1978 1989 Democratic
Abraham D. Beame 1974 1977 Democratic
John V. Lindsay 1966 1973 Republican (1st), Democrat (2nd)
Robert F. Wagner 1954 1965 Democratic
Vincent R. Impellitteri 1950 1953 Democratic / Independent
William O'Dwyer 1946 1950 Democratic
Fiorello H. LaGuardia 1934 1945 Republican / Fusion
John P. O'Brien 1933 1933 Democratic
Joseph V. McKee 1932 1932 Democratic
James J. Walker 1926 1932 Democratic
John F. Hylan 1918 1925 Democratic
John Purroy Mitchel 1914 1917 Fusion / Progressive
Ardolph L. Kline 1913 1913 Republican
William J. Gaynor 1910 1913 Democratic
George B. McClellan 1904 1909 Democratic
Seth Low 1902 1903 Republican / Fusion
Robert A. Van Wyck 1898 1901 Democratic
William L. Strong 1895 1897 Republican / Fusion
Thomas F. Gilroy 1893 1894 Democratic
Hugh J. Grant 1889 1892 Democratic
Abram S. Hewitt 1887 1888 Democratic
William R. Grace 1885 1886 Independent / Democratic
Franklin Edson 1883 1884 Democratic
William R. Grace 1881 1882 Democratic
Edward Cooper 1879 1880 Democratic
Smith Ely 1877 1878 Democratic
William H. Wickham 1875 1876 Democratic
S.B.H. Vance 1874 1874 Republican
William F. Havemeyer 1873 1874 Republican / Democratic
A. Oakey Hall 1869 1872 Democratic
T. Coman 1868 1868 Democratic
John T. Hoffman 1866 1868 Democratic
C. Godfrey Gunther 1864 1866 Democratic
George Opdyke 1862 1864 Republican
Fernando Wood 1860 1862 Democratic
Daniel F. Tiemann 1858 1860 Independent / People's
Fernando Wood 1855 1858 Democratic
Jacob A. Westervelt 1853 1855 Democratic
Ambrose C. Kingsland 1851 1853 Whig
Caleb S. Woodhull 1849 1851 Whig
William F. Havemeyer 1848 1849 Democratic
William V. Brady 1847 1848 Whig
Andrew H. Mickle 1846 1847 Democratic
William F. Havemeyer 1845 1846 Democratic
James Harper 1844 1845 American Republican (Nativist)
Robert H. Morris 1841 1844 Democratic
Isaac L. Varian 1839 1841 Democratic
Aaron Clark 1837 1839 Whig
Cornelius W. Lawrence 1834 1837 Democratic
Gideon Lee 1833 1834 Democratic
Walter Bowne 1829 1833 Democratic
William Paulding 1827 1829 Democratic-Republican
Philip Hone 1826 1827 Federalist / Whig
William Paulding 1825 1826 Democratic-Republican
Stephen Allen 1821 1824 Democratic-Republican
Cadwallader D. Colden 1818 1821 Federalist
Jacob Radcliff 1815 1818 Democratic-Republican
John Ferguson 1815 1815 Democratic-Republican
De Witt Clinton 1811 1815 Democratic-Republican
Jacob Radcliff 1810 1811 Democratic-Republican
De Witt Clinton 1808 1810 Democratic-Republican
Marinus Willett 1807 1808 Democratic-Republican
De Witt Clinton 1803 1807 Democratic-Republican
Edward Livingston 1801 1803 Democratic-Republican
Richard Varick 1789 1801 Federalist
James Duane 1784 1789 Federalist
David Mathews 1776 1784 Loyalist
Whitehead Hicks 1766 1776 Loyalist
John Cruger, Jr. 1757 1766 No formal party system
Edward Holland 1747 1757 No formal party system
Stephen Bayard 1744 1747 No formal party system
John Cruger 1739 1744 No formal party system
Paul Richard 1735 1739 No formal party system
Robert Lurting 1726 1735 No formal party system
Johannes Jansen 1725 1726 No formal party system
Robert Walters 1720 1725 No formal party system
Jacobus Van Cortlandt 1719 1720 No formal party system
John Johnson 1714 1719 No formal party system
Caleb Heathcote 1711 1714 No formal party system
Jacobus Van Cortlandt 1710 1711 No formal party system
Ebenezer Wilson 1707 1710 No formal party system
William Peartree 1703 1707 No formal party system
Philip French 1702 1703 No formal party system
Thomas Noell 1701 1702 No formal party system
Isaac de Reimer 1700 1701 No formal party system
David Provost 1699 1700 No formal party system
Johannes De Peyster 1698 1699 No formal party system
William Merrett 1695 1698 No formal party system
Charles Lodwik 1694 1695 No formal party system
Abraham De Peyster 1691 1694 No formal party system (Leislerite faction)
John Lawrence 1691 1691 No formal party system
Peter Delanoy 1689 1691 No formal party system
S. Van Cortlandt 1686 1688 No formal party system
Nicholas Bayard 1685 1686 No formal party system
Gabriel Minvielle 1684 1685 No formal party system
Cornelius Van Steenwyck 1682 1684 No formal party system
William Dyre 1680 1682 No formal party system
Francis Rombouts 1679 1680 No formal party system
Thomas Delavall 1678 1679 No formal party system
Stephanus Van Cortlandt 1677 1678 No formal party system
Nicholas De Meyer 1676 1677 No formal party system
William Dervall 1675 1676 No formal party system
John Lawrence 1673 1675 No formal party system
Matthias Nicolls 1672 1673 No formal party system
Thomas Delavall 1671 1672 No formal party system
Cornelius Van Steenwyck 1668 1671 No formal party system
Thomas Willett 1667 1668 No formal party system
Thomas Delavall 1666 1667 No formal party system
Thomas Willett 1665 1666 No formal party system

(Source:Mayors of the City of New York - NYC.gov)

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    • Who is the current mayor of New York City, and when did their term begin?
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      The current mayor, as of the article's publication, is Zohran Mamdani, and he was elected in the recent NYC Mayoral Election 2025.
    • Who was the first mayor of the unified "Greater New York City"?
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      The first mayor of the unified city was Robert A. Van Wyck, who held office from 1898 to 1901.
    • Who was the first mayor of New York City?
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      The first mayor of New York City, according to the official records in the article, was Thomas Willett, who served in 1665.

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