Melissa Mark-Viverito
 Melissa Mark-Viverito (born April 1 1969) is the Speaker of the New York City Council. She is the member from the Council's 8th District which includes the northernmost part of the Upper East Side Spanish Harlem / El Barrio / East Harlem Manhattan Valley and part of the Upper West Side as well as part of Mott Haven in the Bronx. Her district also includes Randalls and Wards Islands and Central Park. She was elected as Speaker January 8 2014 and succeeds Christine Quinn.