Alan Gerson

{{short description|American lawyer}}

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| name = Alan J. Gerson

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| office = Member of the New York City Council
from the 1st district

| term_start = January 1, 2002

| term_end = December 31, 2009

| predecessor = Kathryn E. Freed

| successor = Margaret Chin

| constituency = Manhattan: SoHo, NoHo, TriBeCa, Washington Square area, South Village, Battery Park City, Wall Street area, South Street Seaport area, City Hall area, Little Italy, Chinatown, Lower East Side|

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|01}}

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| party = Democratic

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| alma_mater = Stuyvesant High School
Columbia College
Columbia Law School

| profession = Lawyer

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Alan Jay Gerson (born November 1, 1957) is a former Democratic Party member of the New York City Council, first elected in 2001, and reelected in 2005, to represent the 1st district in Manhattan. Prior to that Gerson served as Chair of Manhattan Community Board 2 from 1998 to 1999, serving on its board from 1990 to 2001.[http://www.nyccfb.info/public/voter-guide/primary_2001/cd_statements/cd01_agerson.htm NYC Campaign Finance Program The 2001 Voter Guide, retrieved February 3, 2017] Gerson lost the Democratic Primary to Margaret Chin on September 15, 2009, following previous challenges by her in the 2001 and 2004 primaries. 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.[http://council.nyc.gov/d1/html/members/home.shtml NYC Council - District 1 - Alan J. Gerson]

Gerson is a lifelong New York City resident and graduate of P.S. 41, I.S. 70, and Stuyvesant High School (1975[http://www.ourstrongband.org/history/timeline.html The Campaign for Stuyvesant] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221154110/http://www.ourstrongband.org/history/timeline.html |date=2009-02-21 }}). He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Columbia College of Columbia University (1979[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/sep99/43a_fr.html Columbia College Today: Fall 1999: Class Notes]), 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.