Costa Constantinides

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Costa Constantinides
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Member of the New York City Council
from the 22nd district
In office
January 1, 2014 – April 9, 2021
Preceded byPeter Vallone, Jr.
Succeeded byTiffany Cabán
Personal details
Born (1975-01-07) January 7, 1975 (age 47)
Queens, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Lori Constantinides
Children1
EducationQueens College (BA)
Yeshiva University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial

Costa Constantinides (born January 7, 1975) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New York City Council from the 22nd district. The district includes Astoria, East Elmhurst, part of Long Island City, Rikers Island and part of Woodside in Queens.

Early life and education[]

Constantinides was born and raised in Astoria, Queens. He attended local public schools P.S. 84 and P.S. 122, Constantinides graduated cum laude from Queens College with a bachelor's degree in political science and history. He then earned a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law.

Career[]

He was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 2014.

Previously, Constantinides served as Deputy Chief of Staff to New York City Council Member James F. Gennaro of District 24. Constantinides is the first Greek-Cypriot American to hold elected office.[1] Constantinides serves as the Chair of the Committee on Environmental Protection in the New York City Council.[2]

In 2013 Councilman, Peter Vallone, Jr. was barred from seeking re-election due to term limits, Constantinides won the Democratic primary to succeed him, and easily won the general election later that year to take the seat.[3]

Constantinides cannot seek re-election to the city council in 2020 due to term limits. After Melinda Katz was elected to serve as Queens County District Attorney, she was succeeded as Queens Borough President by Sharon Lee. Constantinides announced his candidacy for the special election to succeed Katz. Along with fellow council member Jimmy Van Bramer, Constantinides was defeated in the Democratic primary by Donovan Richards.[4][5][6]

Costa resigned from the New York City Council on April 9, 2021 to head Variety Boys Girls Club.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Shepard, Laura A. (2014), "Costa gets right down to business", Queens Chronicle, retrieved 2014-02-02
  2. ^ "Committee on Environmental Protection". New York City Council. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  3. ^ "Costa Constantinides Wins Astoria City Council Primary Race". DNAinfo. 2013-09-11. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  4. ^ Goldenberg, Sally. "Queens borough president race begins to take shape with Amazon in the forefront". Politico PRO. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  5. ^ "Who Is Costa Constantinides, Candidate for Queens Borough President?". www.ny1.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  6. ^ Campanile, Carl (2020-09-07). "Crime emerges as hot issue in Queens borough president's race". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  7. ^ https://qns.com/2021/03/city-councilman-constantinides-leaves-position-to-head-variety-boys-girls-club/

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Political offices
Preceded by
Peter Vallone, Jr.
 New York City Council, 22nd district
2014–2021 		Succeeded by
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