Former Coney councilmember to serve
as director in city school system
BY JESSICA PARKS
Former Coney Island Councilmember
Mark Treyger, who
just recently fi nished up his
last term in legislature on Dec.
31, has been appointed to serve
as Director of Intergovernmental
Affairs for NYC Schools.
The two-term legislator,
who represented Coney Island,
Bensonhurst, Gravesend, and
Sea Gate, has been involved in
the city’s public school system
for years; he served as chair
of the City Council’s Education
Committee, prior to which
he worked as a teacher at New
Utrecht High School in Bensonhurst
for eight years. His mix of
political and in-school experience
made him a good fi t for the
job, Mayor Eric Adams said in
a statement to Brooklyn Paper.
“Mark Treyger is one of
our city’s greatest champions
for public education. As a history
teacher, UFT delegate,
and chair of the City Council’s
Committee on Education, he
has fought tirelessly for our
students, teachers, and families,”
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Adams said. “Mark is a
valued addition to Chancellor
Banks’ team at DOE, and New
Yorkers will benefi t from his
continued public service.”
An outpouring of support
on social media came in from
his former district and beyond
upon hearing the news, which
was confi rmed to Brooklyn Paper
by a press representative
from the city’s Department of
Education.
“My friend @Mark-
Treyger718 is one of the fi nest
public servants I know,”
tweeted Bronx Congressman
Ritchie Torres. “The City of
New York and the Department
of Education will be well
served by his deeply felt devotion
to public education.”
Many speculated whether
the former lawmaker would be
selected for an education post
in the new Adams administration.
Some even suspected
he would go on to become the
new schools chancellor, but
the mayor instead appointed
David Banks — the founder
of all-boys charter school Eagle
Academy, and the brother
of recently-appointed Deputy
Mayor of New York City for
Public Safety Phillip Banks,
who Adams hired despite previous
ethics concerns.
The former Brooklyn borough
president’s appointments
have come under scrutiny, with
some alleging nepotism after
Adams named his brother,
Bernard Adams, deputy police
commissioner, before later
slashing his duties and title to
“executive director of mayoral
security.”
Treyger did not respond to a
request for comment.
Former Councilmember Mark Treyger. File photo
“Mark Treyger is one of our city’s greatest
champions for public education.”
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