Background
Feiner, Paul Jay was born on February 14, 1956 in Tuckahoe, New York, United States. Son of Philip A. and Sylvia (Fuchs) Feiner.
Feiner, Paul Jay was born on February 14, 1956 in Tuckahoe, New York, United States. Son of Philip A. and Sylvia (Fuchs) Feiner.
Feiner graduated Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude from Fordham University and holds a law degree from Saint John"s Law School in New New York
He has been Town Supervisor (an elected office with a two-year term) of Greenburgh, New York in Westchester County since 1991. He unsuccessfully ran for United States Congress twice. Feiner has been involved in politics since childhood: at age 12, he worked as a volunteer in the Congressional campaign of Ogden Reid.
At 16, Feiner became Chair of the Teen Democrats of Westchester.
He was elected in 1983 as a County Legislator in Westchester County, and was first elected Town Supervisor of Greenburgh in 1991. He has held that post ever since.
In 1998 and 2000 Feiner ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic candidate for New York"s 20th congressional district, losing to the long-time incumbent Congressman, Benjamin A. Gilman. Feiner"s campaign website credits Feiner with introducing "Dial Democracy", whereby residents of Greenburgh can phone in questions and comments to Town Board meetings as they are in progress, televised live on the town"s local Public-access television cable television channels.
He maintains a blog for residents to comment on policy, events, and local issues, and has a weekly radio show, "The Greenburgh Report" on WVOX. Fortress Bible Church After a decade of litigation, Fortress Bible Church was awarded $6.5 million in damages from the town after "the courts found officials had acted in bad faith and illegitimately used the environmental review process as a way to block the church"s proposal".."to build a 500-seat chapel and school for 150 students" (Journal News).
"In a unanimous three-judge panel decision, Judge John Walker of the United States. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit wrote that the Town Board violated the church"s rights under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Acting, the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the United States. Constitution". (Daily Voice) Fairview Fire Department The Fairview Fire Department is the largest of three fire districts within Greenburgh. Although the department is independent of the town"s government, Feiner has been publicly involved with lieutenant
Feiner has criticized the expense of fire services in the town and supported consolidation of fire districts to reduce costs, specifically pointing to multiple, highly-paid fire chiefs.
In late March of 2014, as part of evidence given in an age discrimination lawsuit, anti-Semitic slurs directed at Feiner by Fire Chief Anthony LoGiudice surfaced. Feiner called LoGiudice"s subsequent apology "a positive step but an insufficient one".
Six weeks later, Howard Reiss was announced as the new fire chief
Coordinator Have a Heart for the Homeless, Greenburgh, since 1986. Board Jewish Guild for The Blind. Member board Ardsley School Foundation.
Member community advisory board Westchester District Attorney' General’ s Office. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sherrie Brown.