Mark Treyger (born April 15, 1982) is an American politician who served in the New York City Council for the 47th district from 2014 to 2021. He is a

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. The district includes portions of Bath Beach,

Bensonhurst Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The neighborhood is bordered on the northwest by 14th Avenue, on the northeast by 60th Street, on the southeast by Avenue P and 22n ...

, Coney Island, Gravesend, and Sea Gate in

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Early life and education

Treyger was born in

, New York. One of two children, he was the first in his family to be born in the United States. His sister Elina and his parents were all born in

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, having emigrated from

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. Raised in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, he went to P.S./I.S. 226 and Edward R. Murrow High School. He received his

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and

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in social studies education both from Brooklyn College.

Teaching career

Treyger taught history at

New Utrecht High School New Utrecht High School is a public high school located in Bensonhurst, a neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. The school is operated by the New York City Department of Education under District 20, and serves students of grades 9 to 12. It is one of ...

in Brooklyn and served as a delegate for the

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New York City Council

In 2013, Councilman Domenic Recchia was

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ed and unable to run again. Treyger was elected to the City Council in the November 2013 elections. Four years later, he was re-elected winning by a landslide receiving 73% of the votes. In 2018 Treyger was appointed by Council Speaker Corey Johnson to chair the New York City Council's Education Committee.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Treyger, Mark Living people New York (state) Democrats New York City Council members Politicians from Brooklyn People from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn Brooklyn College alumni American people of Ukrainian descent 1982 births 21st-century American politicians