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Paul J. Feiner

Democratic · NY · Town Supervisor, Town of Greenburgh

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Greenburgh town supervisor since 1992 and a former Westchester County legislator, with a law degree from St. John's. His priorities include a procurement committee to review every dollar the town spends and extending the town's sidewalk network.

Where Paul J. Feiner stands, based on their records

Supports

Public Infrastructure (1 record)

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (4 records)

Track record

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
  • Voted with the full town board in January 2025 to fund a study of options for a new town courthouse and police headquarters, at a cost of up to $135,100.

    January 29, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: thehudsonindependent.com

  • Proposed Greenburgh's $104 million 2025 budget, which the town board approved with few changes on December 16, 2024. It kept town taxes flat for village homes and created an operations director job he had sought for years.

    December 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: thehudsonindependent.com

  • Sought to raise Greenburgh's budget for paid student interns from $15,000 to $25,000 for 2023. His fellow town board members opposed the increase, as reported December 27, 2022.

    December 27, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: theexaminernews.com

  • Proposed Greenburgh's $113 million 2023 budget on November 9, 2022, with no town tax increase for a fourth straight year. It added a finance director and four police EMTs.

    November 9, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: theexaminernews.com

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted with the full town board in January 2025 to fund a study of options for a new town courthouse and police headquarters, at a cost of up to $135,100.

    January 29, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: thehudsonindependent.com

Track record — General

General · 12 records
  • Received the 2026 endorsement of NYLCV Gives Green, the New York League of Conservation Voters' political arm, for Greenburgh town supervisor.

    June 24, 2026

    Source: nylcv.org

  • Publicly disagreed on March 11, 2026 after a state trial court ruled against Greenburgh in its fight over Edgemont's third village petition. He said the town had won the two earlier cases on appeal.

    March 11, 2026

    Source: greenburghny.com

  • An outside forensic review of Greenburgh's finances, issued in January 2026, found $29.4 million in uncollected taxes plus about $3 million each in unpaid water bills and parking tickets. Feiner disputed the findings and pointed to the town's strong bond rating.

    February 21, 2026

    Source: thehudsonindependent.com

  • Received the endorsement of NYLCV Gives Green, the New York League of Conservation Voters' political arm, for Greenburgh town supervisor on August 1, 2025.

    August 1, 2025

    Source: nylcv.org

  • Wrote a published opinion piece on November 28, 2023 urging Governor Hochul to veto a bill moving town and county elections to even-numbered years. He argued local races would get less attention.

    November 28, 2023

    Source: theexaminernews.com

  • Joined a unanimous town board vote on February 9, 2023 asking the state to change who may vote in a village-incorporation referendum. The request sought to let residents outside Edgemont vote too.

    February 9, 2023

    Source: theexaminernews.com

  • Voted with the full town board in August 2022 to appoint Captain Kobie Powell as Greenburgh's police chief, the first African American to lead the department.

    August 22, 2022

    Source: theexaminernews.com

  • Said publicly on March 8, 2021 that Andrew Cuomo threatened him in 1988 over Greenburgh's fight against a homeless housing project.

    March 8, 2021

    Source: westchester.news12.com

  • Prevailed for the town on February 25, 2021 when a state appeals court unanimously rejected Edgemont's second village petition. The court agreed with the town that the proposed boundary was in dispute.

    February 25, 2021

    Source: patch.com

  • Ruled on July 30, 2019, as town supervisor, that Edgemont's second petition to become a village was legally insufficient. He said it did not describe the proposed village's territory as state law requires and lacked enough valid signatures.

    July 30, 2019

    Source: patch.com

  • Won an appeal in October 2018 when a state appeals court agreed with his ruling that Edgemont's first petition to become a village was invalid. The court found the petition lacked an accurate list of residents and a clear boundary.

    October 25, 2018

    Source: theexaminernews.com

  • Led the town during a federal religious-freedom case that Fortress Bible Church brought against Greenburgh and Feiner. In September 2012 an appeals court upheld findings that the town illegally blocked the church's building plans, and the trial court had called Feiner's testimony not credible.

    October 25, 2012

    Source: scarsdale10583.com

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