37-754: Morris Park may refer to: Marcus Garvey Park , or Mount Morris Park as it was previously named, a park in Harlem in the New York City borough of Manhattan Morris Park station (IRT Dyre Avenue Line) , a station on the IRT Dyre Avenue Line of the New York City Subway Morris Park station (Metro-North) , a future station on the Metro-North Railroad in
74-681: A city park in Overbrook, Philadelphia Morris State Park , a state park in the US state of Missouri Mount Morris Park Historic District , a historic district in New York City around Marcus Garvey Park Panther Park , a ballpark in Fort Worth, Texas, originally called Morris Park, home of the Fort Worth Panthers Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
111-785: A militarily strategic location. During the American Revolutionary War , Hessian soldiers "mounted a battery" at the hill "to command the mouth of the Harlem River". Despite the 18th-century local prominence of the Gouverneur Morris family, the name "Mount Morris" for the rocky formation, one of two the Dutch called the Ronde Gerbergte is of 19th-century origin: One is an abrupt wooded eminence, by modern innovation styled Mount Morris, but which
148-545: A plan by the City surveyor Ignaz Pilat , for which the Central Park Commission allocated $ 15,000. Walks were graded and the sloping path to the summit was constructed; by the next spring, The New York Times predicted, " croquet playing, decent picnic parties, and a band of music will attract not only the inhabitants of Harlem, but those of New-York". Blocks of the original rusticated retaining walls, akin to
185-631: A separate process for the mayor's removal without the involvement of the governor: a five-member "Inability Committee" is formed composed of the city's corporation counsel (head of the New York City Law Department ), the speaker of the New York City Council, a deputy mayor (the mayor gets to choose which one), the New York City comptroller , and the longest-serving borough president ; by a four-fifths vote,
222-516: A special election. The New York City mayoralty has become known as the "second toughest job in America." It has been observed that politicians are rarely elected to any higher office after serving as mayor of New York City; the last mayor who later achieved higher office was John T. Hoffman , who became governor of New York in 1869. Former mayor Ed Koch said that the post was jinxed due to divine intervention, whereas Michael Bloomberg has called
259-466: Is Eric Adams , who was elected on November 2, 2021, and took office shortly after midnight on January 1, 2022. In 1665, Governor Richard Nicolls appointed Thomas Willett as the first mayor of New York. For 156 years, the mayor was appointed and had limited power. Between 1783 and 1821 the mayor was appointed by the Council of Appointment in which the state's governor had the loudest voice. In 1821
296-474: Is a 20.16-acre (81,600 m ) park on the border between the Harlem and East Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan , New York City . The park, centered on a massive and steep outcropping of schist , interrupts the flow of Fifth Avenue traffic, which is routed around the park via Mount Morris Park West. The park is also bounded by 120th Street to the south, 124th Street to the north, and Madison Avenue to
333-474: Is an ex-officio board member of the following organizations: According to the New York City Charter , the governor of New York has the power to remove the mayor from office in response to allegations of misconduct, but the governor must hear the mayor's defense of the allegations before doing so. The governor can suspend the mayor for 30 days while considering the allegations. In 2024, it
370-615: Is located at the center of the park on an artificial plateau called The Acropolis. Facilities in the park include the Pelham Fritz Recreation Center and the Richard Rogers Amphitheater (both located on the west side of the park at 122nd Street ), and Swimming Pool (open in summer) on the north side of the park, and two playgrounds designed for infants and disabled children, which were built in 1993. A Little League baseball field occupies
407-418: Is open to the public and serves as a small museum. The mayor is entitled to a salary of $ 258,750 a year. Michael Bloomberg , mayor of the city from 2002 to 2013 and one of the richest people in the world, declined the salary and instead was paid $ 1 yearly . In 2000, direct control of the city's public school system was transferred to the mayor's office. Thereafter, in 2003, the reorganization established
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#1732772477797444-467: The Commissioners' Plan of 1811 , which had planned for a square in the neighborhood, in order to take advantage of the rugged topography that stood squarely in the path of Fifth Avenue , which was being extended north of Central Park . "Mount Morris Square" was officially opened December 1, 1840. The new square that existed on paper remained unimproved for decades. It was landscaped in 1869, to
481-593: The New York City Department of Education . Tammany Hall, which evolved from an organization of craftsmen into a Democratic political machine, was an American political organization founded in 1786 and incorporated on May 12, 1789. It became the main local political machine of the Democratic Party and played a major role in controlling New York City and New York State politics. The organization gained control of Democratic Party nominations in
518-503: The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation . Early Dutch settlers called the hill Slang Berg, or Snake Hill. This name was commonly used before the park was created. When the park was opened to the public in 1840, the park was named after the newly elected Mayor of New York City , Robert Morris , although the origin of this name is not certain. In 1970, the Community Thing and other activist groups suggested naming
555-658: The United States , totaling $ 100.7 billion in fiscal year 2021. The city employs 325,000 people, spends about $ 21 billion to educate more than 1.1 million students (the largest public school system in the United States), and levies $ 27 billion in taxes. It receives $ 14 billion from the state and federal governments. The mayor's office is located in New York City Hall ; it has jurisdiction over all five boroughs of New York City: Manhattan , Brooklyn ,
592-536: The Bronx , Staten Island and Queens . The mayor appoints numerous officials, including deputy mayors and the commissioners who head city agencies and departments. The mayor's regulations are compiled in title 43 of the New York City Rules . According to current law, the mayor is limited to two consecutive four-year terms in office but may run again after a four-year break. The limit on consecutive terms
629-784: The Bronx, New York Morris Park Facility , a maintenance facility of the Long Island Rail Road in Queens, New York Morris Park Racecourse , an American thoroughbred horse racing facility from 1889 until 1904 that was once home to the Belmont Stakes Morris Park, Bronx , a neighborhood in the Bronx borough of New York City Morris Park, Minneapolis , a neighborhood in the Nokomis community in Minneapolis, Minnesota Morris Park, Philadelphia ,
666-429: The City of New York , is head of the executive branch of the government of New York City and the chief executive of New York City. The mayor 's office administers all city services, public property, police and fire protection, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within New York City. The budget, overseen by New York City Mayor's Office of Management and Budget , is the largest municipal budget in
703-544: The Common Council, which included elected members, gained the authority to choose the mayor. An amendment to the New York State Constitution in 1834 provided for the direct popular election of the mayor. Cornelius W. Lawrence , a Democrat , was elected that year. Gracie Mansion has been the official residence of the mayor since Fiorello La Guardia 's administration in 1942. Its main floor
740-464: The Dutch called Slang Berg, or Snake Hill, from the reptile tribes that infested its cleft rocks and underbrush even within memory of the living. Southerly from it the gneiss rock crops out in huge, disordered masses. A little way to the right, as seen from McGown's Pass to the south, is ... a lesser height or ridge, and which to the inhabitants came to be known as the Little Hill. Little Hill
777-525: The city government. The powers and duties, and even the number of deputy mayors, are not defined by the City Charter. The post was created by Fiorello La Guardia (who appointed Grover Whalen as deputy mayor) to handle ceremonial events that the mayor was too busy to attend. Since then, deputy mayors have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor. There are currently five deputy mayors, all of whom report directly to
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#1732772477797814-524: The committee can refer allegations of misconduct or incapacity to the City Council, who can then by a two-thirds vote permanently remove the mayor from office, or temporarily suspend the mayor. This process has never been used. In the event the mayor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the order of succession is the public advocate of the City of New York , then the comptroller of the City of New York . The successor becomes interim mayor pending
851-479: The east. The park was created in 1840 and was originally named for Robert Morris , then the mayor of New York City . It was renamed after black activist and businessman Marcus Garvey in 1973. Marcus Garvey Park contains flat lawns and playing fields surrounding the schist outcropping, as well as the Harlem Fire Watchtower , a New York City designated landmark . It is operated and maintained by
888-502: The mayor. The majority of agency commissioners and department heads report to one of the deputy mayors, giving the role a great deal of power within a mayoral administration. Deputy mayors do not have any right to succeed to the mayoralty in the case of vacancy or incapacity of the mayor. Under Eric Adams "The mayor has the power to appoint and remove the commissioners of more than 40 city agencies and members of City boards and commissions." These include: The mayor of New York City
925-476: The natural elevation of the park and the added height of the structure to search for fires, in an era when most buildings were made of wood. The 47-foot (14 m) cast-iron tower is the only one to survive of eleven that had been constructed in the city. It was designated as a city landmark in 1967 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The watchtower, still bearing its bell,
962-632: The park for Marcus Garvey , a publisher , journalist , entrepreneur , activist for black nationalism , and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL). They also asked that a portion of the newly built recreation center contain a Garvey Museum. That August, the African Nationalist Activist Movement called for a Marcus Garvey Day celebration, and The New York Times noted that
999-418: The park was already being "called Garvey Memorial Park by some persons." More than 1,000 reportedly attended the celebration in the park. City Council voted to officially rename the park to Marcus Garvey Memorial Park in 1973, during the same vote in which Welfare Island was renamed Roosevelt Island . The portion of Fifth Avenue in Harlem was also proposed to be renamed Marcus Garvey Boulevard by advocates and
1036-472: The southwest corner of the park. A dog run with wood chip footing is located on the southeast corner of the park. Much of the rusticated stonework stairs and walling has been patched with concrete; capstones have been dislodged by vandals. Sections of the upper part are closed off with chainlink fencing. Most of the park closes at 10 pm; the upper section closes earlier, at dusk. Mayor of New York City The mayor of New York City , officially mayor of
1073-422: The state and city in 1861, and played a major role in New York City politics into the 1960s and was a dominant player from the mayoral victory of Fernando Wood in 1854 through the era of Robert Wagner (1954–1965). Its last political leader was an African American man named J. Raymond Jones . The mayor of New York City may appoint several deputy mayors to help oversee major offices within the executive branch of
1110-542: The stonework that surrounds Central Park, can still be seen. Music has been played in the park since its beginnings, with the Parks Department promoting performances in 1872 and 1893. By 1900 a refreshment booth had been built at the 120th Street and Madison Avenue entrance to the park. A long vehicular tunnel to send Fifth Avenue through the center of the rock was proposed by Manhattan Borough President Samuel Levy and approved by Robert Moses in 1936. It
1147-520: The supposed curse "a statistical fluke." Local tabloid newspapers often refer to the mayor as "Hizzoner", a corruption of the honorific style His Honor . Spin City , a 1990s TV sitcom , starred Michael J. Fox as a deputy mayor of New York under Barry Bostwick 's fictional Mayor Randall Winston. Several mayors have appeared in television and movies, as well as on Broadway , most notably in The Will Rogers Follies . In
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1221-583: The two surrounding Community Boards in 1988, but this effort ultimately failed amid complaints from residents who feared that the street would lose its reputation and lead to confusion. Before the European settlements, the rocky hill of Manhattan mica-schist was used by the Native Americans as a lookout station to see over the entire island. The nearness of the Harlem River made Slang Berg
1258-542: Was changed from two to three on October 23, 2008, when the New York City Council voted 29–22 in favor of passing the term limit extension into law. However, in 2010, a referendum reverting the limit to two terms passed overwhelmingly. The position of mayor of New York has been branded as the "second toughest job" in the United States of America, behind only the U.S. president. The current mayor
1295-580: Was leveled when the right-of-way of the Park Avenue main line was graded for the New York and Harlem Railroad , following the present route of Park Avenue . On September 4, 1839, a 20-acre (81,000 m ) residential square, on land which was formerly a race track for horses, out of 173 acres (0.70 km ) of a land grant farm owned by the Benson family, was set aside. The square was relocated from
1332-522: Was never built. In the summer of 1969, the park was the site of the Harlem Cultural Festival , a series of concerts that came to be known as "Black Woodstock," and the subject of the 2021 documentary " Summer of Soul ." The Harlem Fire Watchtower was designed by Julius H. Kroehl and erected in 1855–57 of cast iron . The tower was fitted with a 10,000 pound bell cast by Jones & Hitchcock. The watchtower allowed observers to use
1369-466: Was reported that Governor Kathy Hochul was considering whether to use that process against Eric Adams after his indictment on federal corruption charges. Prior to 2024, the last New York governor to consider exercising this power was in 1932, when Franklin D. Roosevelt considered removing Jimmy Walker as mayor, who was accused of taking bribes from city contractors; however, Walker resigned before Roosevelt could remove him. The charter also provides
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