13 Facts About Antonio Reynoso

Antonio Reynoso was born on May 9,1983 and is an American politician and community organizer currently serving as Borough president of Brooklyn since 2022.

Antonio Reynoso is a member of the Democratic Party, and was elected Brooklyn borough president in the 2021 election.

Antonio Reynoso previously was a member of the New York City Council for the 34th district from 2014 to 2021.

Antonio Reynoso graduated from Le Moyne College with a bachelor's degree in political science.

Antonio Reynoso started his political career as a community organizer for NYC ACORN; one of his assignments was to organize childcare providers to join the United Food and Commercial Workers union.

In 2013, Antonio Reynoso ran for the New York City Council in the 34th Council district to succeed the term-limited Diana Reyna, for whom he previously served as chief of staff.

Antonio Reynoso succeeded to office after defeating Vito Lopez in the Democratic primary.

In 2019, as a city councilmember, Antonio Reynoso proposed a plan to create new historic districts to limit development in Bushwick, preserve manufacturing zoning, and allow no more than 2,000 new housing units, all at below-market rates.

In January 2022, six days into his tenure as borough president, Antonio Reynoso put an end to illicit parking on the Brooklyn Borough Hall plaza, ending the widely criticized practice of his predecessor Adams, who allowed his employees to illegally park their private vehicles across the plaza during his tenure.

In 2019, Antonio Reynoso voted to support New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to eventually close Rikers Island, the city's long-troubled jail complex, and replace it with newly constructed borough-based jails.

In July 2021, Antonio Reynoso won the Democratic Party's nomination for borough president of Brooklyn.

Antonio Reynoso defeated 13 other candidates in the Democratic primary.

In October 2022, Antonio Reynoso fired his deputy borough president, Diana Richardson, a former Crown Heights assemblywoman, following a string of staff and constituent complaints about her behavior.