Background
Gerson, Alan Jay was born on November 1, 1957 in New York City.
Gerson, Alan Jay was born on November 1, 1957 in New York City.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Columbia College, Columbia University, 1979. Juris Doctor, Columbia Law School.
Gerson lost the Democratic Primary to Margaret Chinese on September 15, 2009. The district is located in Lower Manhattan and includes Tribeca, portions of the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greenwich Village, and the Financial District. Gerson is a lifelong New York City resident and graduate of P.S. 41, I.S. 70, and Stuyvesant High School (1975).
He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Columbia College of Columbia University (1979), and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia Law School.
He was an aide to New York State Assembly Member William Passannante. Gerson practiced law with Kelley Drye & Warren for 18 years.
President Chelsea Housing Group. Member advisory board Puerto Rican Family Institute. President Congregation Emanath Israel.
Member of United Democratic Organization Chinatown, Reserve Officers Association, Village Reform Democratic Club, Sierra Club, Phi Beta Kappa.