Meet Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso

Listen to Antonio talk about what makes Brooklyn great

Antonio Reynoso is Brooklyn’s 20^th Borough President. The son of two Dominican immigrants, Antonio was born and raised in Los Sures, Williamsburg, just three blocks down from where he lives today with his wife and two sons. He grew up in Section 8 housing, relying on food stamps for family meals and scholarships for education opportunities. He experienced firsthand how a little help can go a long way for a young family trying their hardest to put down roots and have a fair shot at the life they want.

In 2021, Antonio became the youngest Borough President elected to a four-year term, the first Latino to hold the office in the borough, and the first Dominican to be elected as a Borough President in NYC. As Borough President, he made history when he allocated the entirety of his Fiscal Year 2023 capital budget – a total of $45 million – to Brooklyn’s three public hospitals to build new and state-of-the-art maternal health facilities. This marked the first time a Borough President had ever allocated an entire fiscal year’s capital funding to one cause, and within one city organization. In Fall 2023, Antonio released The Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn, the first borough-specific, large-scale planning effort ever in NYC and a model for planning citywide.

Antonio previously served as Council Member for the 34th Council District, representing portions of Bushwick and Williamsburg in Brooklyn and Ridgewood in Queens. As a member of the City Council, he served as the Chair of Sanitation & Solid Waste Management. He led to passage the Commercial Waste Zones and Waste Equity bills, as well as the Right to Know Act. Antonio also championed the Bushwick Community Plan, a community-led rezoning to create affordable housing, preserve manufacturing space, and advance neighborhood needs that the de Blasio administration ultimately blocked from advancing.