City Councilman Thomas White Jr., spent 15 years in office under three different mayors representing the 28th District in South Jamaica Queens .He was elected during the Mayor Dinkins administration, and later served on the Council under Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Bloomberg. The Queens councilman was elected in 1991 and served 10 years. He was elected to his old seat in 2005 and was re-elected 2009. White was chairman of the council’s economic development committee. Council Speaker Christine Quinn praised White’s dedication to helping the poor and victims of violence. She noted that he was also co-founder and executive director of one of the largest substance abuse programs (J-CAP) that helped at least 20,000 or more of New Yorkers with their addictions. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said White’s legacy will live on through the work he did for others. Foundation that, he also founded in 1980 has been renamed after him in January 2014, and we will continue the legacy, vision and commitment that Mr. White had for the communities that he served throughout Queens and NYC.
