The Borough President works with the Mayor to prepare the annual executive budget submitted to the City Council, reviews and comments on major land use projects, and proposes sites for City facilities within his jurisdiction. The Borough President also monitors the administration of City services and engages in strategic planning for the economic development of the borough. He appoints a representative to the New York City Board of Education and the New York City Planning Commission. The Borough President also appoints the members of the Community Boards and is the Chairperson of both the Borough Board and the Borough Services Cabinet. Among other distinctions, the Borough President sits on the New York City Off-Track Betting Site Selection Board, and is a trustee of the New York City Employees' Retirement System. The Borough President's Office also houses the Borough's Topographical Bureau, which is responsible for maintaining the borough's official maps, and assigning street addresses.

Adolfo Carrión, Jr., the 12th chief executive of The Bronx, since municipal incorporation in 1898, was born in lower Manhattan and moved with his family to the Baychester section of the Northeast Bronx when he was in fourth grade.

The son of a Protestant minister and a mother who gave him a daily dose of the golden rule, Carrión graduated from Kings College, a Christian liberal arts college, at the time located in Westchester County. He served as an associate pastor at a Bronx church and later as a public school teacher in the West Bronx...

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My friends and neighbors welcome to my first State of the Borough Address as the 12th President of this great place we call The Bronx. As I begin, I would like to recognize some of my colleagues who are with us today. Thank you also to the religious, civic and business leaders who are here today. It’s important that we gather as a community to do this.

I want to thank the members of my transition team who gave of their time and their best thinking to help formulate some of the priorities you’ll hear about today. Thank you to my staff, which has worked tirelessly to put a new shop together and fulfill all the obligations of my office to the people of our great borough. And thank you to former Borough President Freddy Ferrer for his assistance and counsel during this transition, and for his great work over the past 14 years. As many of you know, I am a father of four and a husband to a wonderful lady, Linda Baldwin. I would also like to publicly thank her and my children for supporting my commitment to public service...

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