New York's third and new city hall was built in Lower Manhattan between Broadway and Park Row and is surrounded by a beautiful park. It was built and designed from 1803 to 1812 and is highly regarded for its stunning architecture. It is one of the oldest municipal halls and is still used to assist a developing municipal government. It has authority over the five boroughs of New York City, namely Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and Brooklyn. When it came time to replace the old City Hall that stood between Wall and Nassau Streets in 1700, government officials held a competition to determine who would design the new one. The winner of the competition was Joseph Francois Mangin, a Frenchman and New Yorker named John McComb who built City Hall under French influences. It is renowned for its exterior structure, often called the "soaring rotunda" and soon its design became the designated landmark of New York City. In 2010, a rehabilitation project was organized to preserve the building by solving its structural problems. Thanks to the support of some private donors, an energy-efficient heating and cooling system, a fire safety system and new electrical services have been installed to match the standard of today's building. The City Hall portrait collection is a key and historically important part of the building, including more than 100 paintings of U.S. presidents, New York mayors, members of the Army and Navy, and some notable political leaders. . In the Governor's room we can see the most significant portraits, a small museum space composed of historical furniture such as George Washin's desk...... middle of paper...... have a positive response to the city's needs. Mayor Bloomberg has been declared one of the best mayors in the city. The most recent and 109th mayor of New York City is Bill de Blasio. He has dedicated his life fighting to ensure that everyone receives fair treatment in every neighborhood. During Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, he took great measures to repair the city and its victims. He also promised to improve and repair the city's recovery efforts. He also pledged that he would quickly begin the process of installing a new Hurricane Sandy recovery team. The government has already started repairing damaged homes and others will also be eligible to receive the full value of their properties. Mayor Bill also says the city has spent very little of the $648 billion in federal funds and has kept rebuilding homes..