David G. Greenfield
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David Greenfield
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| Member of the New York City Council from the 44th District | |
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Assumed office March 24, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Simcha Felder |
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| Born | September 26 Brooklyn, NY |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dina Greenfield |
| Children | 3 |
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Touro College (B.A.) Georgetown University (J.D.) |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Website | Official website |
David G. Greenfield is the Council member for the 44th District of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes Bensonhurst, Borough Park, Gravesend, Kensington, Midwood and Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn.
He is the founding director and counsel of TEACH NYS and prior to his election served as the executive vice president of the Sephardic Community Federation.
As Director and Counsel of TEACH NYS, Greenfield organized statewide advocacy campaigns that resulted in private and public school parents receiving tax breaks and private schools receiving more government assistance. Greenfield served as deputy director of finance in Senator Joseph Lieberman's 2004 presidential campaign. Prior to that, he had a stint as chief of staff to Assemblyman Dov Hikind.
Greenfield is ranked as the 51st most powerful New Yorker in City & State's most recent Power 100 list, ranking him one slot behind billionaire political activist George Soros.
Greenfield is Orthodox Jewish and prays in R' Landau's Synagogue in the Midwood section of Brooklyn, among other Orthodox shuls in the neighborhood. Greenfield voted against a 2010 bill that required the City Clerks office to post on its website, and hand out at its office, information on where exactly in the U.S. and the world same sex couples are able to get married.
On January 7, 2010 Greenfield announced his candidacy on the Zev Brenner radio show to replace Simcha Felder. Felder announced his resignation after accepting the post as the new deputy comptroller for accounting and budget under John Liu. Greenfield received powerful endorsements from notable groups and politicians from both sides of the aisle, including US Senator Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch NY State Senators Carl Kruger, Martin J. Golden. He received the support of local NYC council members Domenic Recchia, Lewis Fidler, Michael C. Nelson, and Vincent J. Gentile, as well as the backing of the Kings County Conservative Party and then Kings County Democratic county leader Vito Lopez and the good government group Citizens Union.
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