Herbert Berman

Herbert Berman

Herbert Berman is a politician in New York. He served as a City Councilman from Brooklyn and was the Chairman of the Council Finance Committee for several years. Because of term limits prohibiting Berman from seeking reelection in 2001 to the Council, he sought the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller. He lost the Democratic nomination to former Board of Education President William C. Thompson, Jr. and was the nominee of the Liberal Party in the general election, which was also won by Thompson.

Berman was appointed by Gov. George Pataki as President of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation, which runs the affairs of Roosevelt Island. Berman was the in news following the April 18, 2006 stranding of passengers on the Roosevelt Island Tramway above the East River overnight, due to a power failure on the tram.


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