Former Brooklyn Borough President Sebastian Leone dies at 91
Party Stalwart Went on to Become Supreme Court Justice
Former Brooklyn Borough President Sebastian Leone died Monday at the age of 91. Leone served as Brooklyn’s BP from 1970 to 1976, and was a justice of the New York Supreme Court from 1977 to 2001.
Leone, the leader of the United Democratic Organization in the 47th Assembly District in Brooklyn, was sworn in as interim borough president by Mayor Lindsay after then-serving BP Abe Stark stepped down from the post due to illness at the age of 75. He then was elected to finish out Stark’s term.
A political observer told The New York Times at that time, “You won’t find a nicer guy in politics.”