G. Oliver Koppell (born 1940) is a member of the New York City Council from District 11 in the Borough of The Bronx, covering the neighborhoods of Riverdale, Norwood, and Bedford Park. He was elected to the Council in 2001, and recently defeated Ari Hoffnung in a contested Democratic Primary 2005. 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Riverdale is a well-to-do residential neighborhood in the northwest Bronx in New York City. ... Norwood (also known as Bainbridge, after Bainbridge Avenue, its central commercial artery) is a neighborhood in the Bronx, New York. ... Bedford Park is a residential neighborhood in the borough of the Bronx in New York City. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Prior to his term in the City Council, he was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1970 and served there until 1994, when he was appointed to the post of New York State Attorney General. The New York Legislature is the U.S. state of New Yorks legislative branch, seated at the states capital, Albany. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
OliverKoppell, a long-time state assemblyman and former New York State Attorney General, is running against Vogel and at least two other candidates to replace June Eisland, who has represented the area in the council since 1980.
Koppell dismissed her charge, saying the school plan was a reaction to a crisis.
Koppell has been urged to run by nearly 100 members of the M.S. 141 faculty and by the leadership of the United Federation of Teachers are also urging Koppell to run.
Koppell was elected to the State Assembly in 1970 where he served as representative of the Northwest Bronx for 23 years.
Koppell initiated several important programs that continue to serve the community: the Kingsbridge-Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corporation, the Association of Riverdale Cooperatives, and the Citizens' Court Monitoring Project.
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