Diana Reyna

Diana Reyna
Diana Reyna in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the New York City Subway’s Utica Avenue station on 13 June 2014
Member of the New York City Council from the 34th District
In office November 2001 – December 2013
Succeeded by	Antonio Reynoso
Constituency	Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Bushwick; Queens: Ridgewood
Deputy Brooklyn Borough President
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2014
Personal details
Born	Brooklyn, NY
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Brooklyn, New York
Website	council.nyc.gov/d34/html/members/home.shtml

Diana Reyna (born 1974) is a deputy Borough President for Brooklyn, and a former New York City Council Member for the 34th Council District, which includes Williamsburg and Bushwick as well as Ridgewood in Queens, USA.

Reyna was born and raised in New York City. She attended the now-closed Our Savior School (the former parochial school of Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church) in Williamsburg, Saint Joseph High School in downtown Brooklyn, and Pace University in Pleasantville, New York.

Reyna was a member of the New York City Council since from 2002 to 2013. She was the first Dominican American woman elected to public office in New York State. Previously, Reyna was the chief of staff to New York State Assembly Member and Chairman of the Kings County (Brooklyn) Democratic Party, Vito Lopez. The two have since had a very public falling-out culminating in Lopez running an unsuccessful candidate against Reyna in the 2009 Primary and general election. Reyna was prevented by term limits from running for re-election to the City Council in 2013; Lopez attempted to succeed her, but lost in the primary to Antonio Reynoso.

Reyna now works in the office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams as a deputy Borough President.

As a council member Reyna concentrated her efforts in funding youth programs and family literacy. as well as fighting crime and reducing gang violence in her council district.