1. David Yassky was a member of the New York City Council from 2002 until 2009, the chairperson of the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission, and the Dean of Pace University School of Law from April 2014 to April 2018.
17 Facts About David Yassky
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In 2006, Yassky ran for US Congress in Brooklyn, losing to Yvette Clarke, and in 2009 he ran a losing campaign for the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller.
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The son of a prominent lawyer and an entertainment executive, David Yassky attended the Dalton School on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Princeton University and Yale Law School.
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David Yassky then served as chief counsel to the House Subcommittee on Crime, a subcommittee chaired by Charles Schumer.
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David Yassky was a member of the faculty of the Brooklyn Law School.
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David Yassky was elected to the New York City Council in 2001, representing the 33rd district, which includes parts of downtown Brooklyn, including Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint, Williamsburg, DUMBO, Boerum Hill and Park Slope.
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David Yassky was chair of the Council's Small Business Committee.
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David Yassky was one of 29 council members who voted in 2008 to extend term limits for themselves effectively ignoring two previous public votes imposing a limit of two terms.
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Hours before the final vote on term limits, David Yassky proposed an amendment from the floor that would have altered the legislation to require approval by popular vote before term limits could change.
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In 2006, David Yassky ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for the 11th Congressional District seat, an open seat held by the retiring Congressman Major Owens.
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David Yassky was part of a four-way race which included New York State Senator Carl Andrews, New York City Council member Yvette D Clarke and Major Owens's son Chris Owens.
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In 2009, David Yassky ran for the office of New York City Comptroller.
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David Yassky was endorsed by Ed Koch and his former boss, Sen.
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David Yassky was named chairman of the Taxi and Limousine Commission in 2010.
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David Yassky became dean of Pace University School of Law in April 2014.
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David Yassky briefly campaigned for a State Senate seat, and when the Pace faculty and students learned of this, he told the Pace faculty that he knew he would not be selected for the seat.
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David Yassky has been married to Metropolitan Opera CFO Diana Fortuna since 1990, and they live in Brooklyn Heights with their two daughters.