Mayor of New York City have been appointed with their areas of responsibility defined by the appointing mayor. There are currently five deputy mayors, all of whom report directly to the mayor. Deputy mayors do not have any right to succeed to the mayoralty in the case of vacancy or incapacity of the mayor. (The order of succession is the Public Advocate of the City of New York, then the Comptroller of the City of New York.) The current deputy mayors are: "The mayor has the power to appoint and remove the commissioners of more than 40 city agencies and members of City boards and
Thomas Hayes (Lord Mayor) Thomas Hayes (Lord Mayor) Sir Thomas Hayes (died 27 September 1617) was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1614. Hayes was a city of London merchant and a member of the Worshipful Company of Drapers. On 22 December 1603 he was elected an alderman of the City of London for Bishopsgate ward. He was knighted on 26 July 1603. He was Sheriff of London for the years 1604 to 1605. In 1613 he was elected alderman for Cornhill ward. In 1614, he was elected Lord Mayor of London. Hayes married a daughter of Robert Howse who