Judge Noach Dear is a New York State Civil Court Judge (and a former member of the Taxi and Limousine Commission for New York City). New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The City of New York Appointed to the T&LC in 2002, Dear was slated to serve a seven year term. A former member of the New York City Council from 1981-2001, Dear headed the powerful Transportation Committee and promoted commuter vans, otherwise known as "dollar vans," as a transportation alternative while in office. The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York.
While representing City Council District 44 Dear served as an advocate on a host of subjects, including strong support for the state of Israel and concern for the issues impacting the primarily Jewish-and heavily Orthodox-residents in his community, which included Midwood, as well as large swaths of Borough Park and Bensonhurst. Midwood is a Neighborhood in the south central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, New York, USA, roughly halfway Borough Park (usually spelled by its residents Boro Park) is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New Bensonhurst is a neighborhood located in the south-central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
Dear was widely seen as a political rival of Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who represents many of the same constituents that Dear once represented while in office, and comes from an Orthodox Jewish heritage. Dov Hikind (born June 30th 1950 is an American politician in the state of New York.
Term-limited out of office, Dear launched an uphill campaign for the New York State Senate seat now held by Kevin Parker in 2002. The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms Kevin Parker represents District 21 in the New York State Senate, which comprises East Flatbush, Flatbush, Midwood, Ditmas Park, In a five candidate field Dear narrowly lost to Parker by a margin of 909 votes. [1] Dear also ran in a Democratic congressional primary that chose the successor to Charles Schumer in 1998, which saw him face three other candidates, including the eventual winner, Anthony Weiner. Charles Ellis "Chuck" Schumer (born November 23, 1950) is the senior U Anthony David Weiner ( "weener" born September 4, 1964) is a Democratic Politician from New York. After losing that primary Dear went on to contest the general election as the Republican nominee, a race in which he was overwhelmingly defeated.
[2] During his unsuccessful run for the Ninth District congressional seat representing Brooklyn and Queens, auditors found that Dear and campaign treasurer Abraham Roth—a certified public accountant—accepted "several sets of sequentially numbered money orders. " The money, purportedly from 47 individual contributors, totaled about $40,000. When interviewed, however, those whose names appeared on the money orders told FEC investigators they had never made donations to Dear's committee.
[3] In yet another ethical lapse, in 1993, Dear agreed to repay more than $37,000 to a private foundation that paid for expenses like telephones in his home and trips abroad by his children, under a civil settlement announced by Robert Abrams, then New York Attorney General. Robert Abrams (b July 4, 1938 The Bronx, New York City) is an American lawyer and politician The New York State Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of New York.
According to The New York Times, "Richard Barr, a spokesman for Mr. Abrams, said that Mr. Dear, a conservative Brooklyn Democrat elected in 1982, broke laws governing charities when he used money from a foundation he helped create to pay for expenses ranging from calls from his car phone to a plane ticket for his wife. "
Dear was never charged with any illegal activity. Of late there have been questions as to Dear's ability to be a judge as he has never practiced law.
External links
- Commisioner Noach Dear Official TLC homepage.
- Searchlight on Campaign 2001: District 44
- Noach Dear Redux
- In Flatbush, 2 Challengers Work to Unseat a State Senator Before He Really Settles In
- Political Conversion: Noach Dear Turns Liberal in Race for Schumer's Seat
| Preceded by Susan Alter |
New York City Council, 32nd District 1983–1991 |
Succeeded by Walter Ward |
| Preceded by NEW DISTRICT |
New York City Council, 44th District 1992–2001 |
Succeeded by Simcha Felder |
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