New York City Board of Estimate

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New York City Board of Estimate
Board overview
Formed1901[1]
Dissolved1990; 34 years ago (1990)
JurisdictionNew York City
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The New York City Board of Estimate was a governmental body in

La Guardia Reform
Charter of 1938 simplified its name and enhanced its powers.

In 1957, the Charter was amended to raise the number of votes on the Board to twenty-two. Twelve of these votes were held by the three citywide officials, and the five borough presidents were allotted two votes each.

On March 22, 1989, the

borough, had no greater effective representation on the board than Staten Island, the city's least populous borough, and that this arrangement was a violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause pursuant to the high court's 1964 "one man, one vote" decision (Reynolds v. Sims).[4][5]

In response to the Supreme Court's decision, the

U.S. Department of Justice[7] and they were implemented as planned the following year according to the 1990 City Charter, which abolished the Board of Estimate and assigned most of its responsibilities to an enlarged New York City Council
.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Greater New York charter of 1901, together with constitutional provisions affecting the city". Hathi Trust Digital Library. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Greater New York charter of 1901, together with constitutional provisions affecting the city". Hathi Trust Digital Library. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  3. ^ "The Greater New York Charter As Enacted in 1897". Columbia University Libraries Digital Collections. p. 103. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Cornell Law School Supreme Court Collection: Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris, accessed June 12, 2006
  5. New York Times
    . Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Finder, Alan (November 8, 1989). "The 1989 Elections: Charter; Overhaul of New York City Charter Is Approved, Polls Show". New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  7. ^ Finder, Alan (December 14, 1989). "New York City Charter Revision Approved by Justice Department". New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2016.


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