Lindsey Boylan Biography
Lindsey Boylan is an American urban planner running for Manhattan Borough President 2021. She previously served as deputy secretary for Economic Development and Housing for the State of New York.
Lindsey Boylan Age
She was born on April 5, 1984.
Lindsey Boylan Education
She has an International Baccalaureate Diploma from Robinson Secondary School. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Theory with a minor in History from Wellesley College. She earned a master of Business Administration from Columbia University.
Lindsey Boylan Parents
She is the daughter of Karen A. Boylan and Kieran F. Boylan. Her father is the chief financial officer and a vice president at Broad Street Tank Holdings, a manufacturer of storage tanks in Albuquerque.
She said in a tweet that her mother was sexually harassed in her workplace. “My first experience of workplace sexual harassment was when my mom got her first real office job after graduating from college when I was in high school.
She was so excited to be taken “seriously.” Her bossed isolated her and kissed her. She never had that type of job again.”
My first experience of workplace sexual harassment was when my mom got her first real office job after graduating from college when I was in high school.
She was so excited to be taken “seriously.” Her bossed isolated her and kissed her. She never had that type of job again.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
Lindsey Boylan Husband
She is married to LeRoy Kim since 2012.
Happy Loving Day. My husband and I wouldn’t have been able to marry for most of the last century in America. The Supreme Court didn’t overturn the ban on interracial marriage til 1967. pic.twitter.com/cNiJlWLZt9
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) June 12, 2020
Lindsey Boylan Children
Boylan has a daughter known as Vivienne.
Lindsey Boylan Manhattan Borough President
Lindsey is running for Manhattan Borough President 2021 to create a more equitable, sustainable, and livable city that leaves no New Yorker behind. She has spent almost a decade in urban planning and management, including the oversight of Bryant Park, Herald and Greeley Squares, and pedestrianizing major segments of Broadway Boulevard and several other public spaces in Manhattan.
Lindsey Boylan Andrew Cuomo
Lindsey served as deputy secretary for economic development and special advisor to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. On December 13, 2020 through her Twitter she claimed that Cuomo had sexually harassed” her for her “looks” — but refused to share any more information.
“Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched.
I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.”
She added that what upset her most was knowing no one would do a thing. “Not knowing what to expect what’s the most upsetting part aside from knowing that no one would do a damn thing even when they saw it. No one. And I *know* I am not the only woman.
I’m angry to be put in this situation at all. That because I am a woman, I can work hard my whole life to better myself and help others and yet still fall victim as countless women over generations have. Mostly silently. I hate that some men, like @NYGovCuomo abuse their power.”
Yes, @NYGovCuomo sexually harassed me for years. Many saw it, and watched.
I could never anticipate what to expect: would I be grilled on my work (which was very good) or harassed about my looks. Or would it be both in the same conversation? This was the way for years.
— Lindsey Boylan (@LindseyBoylan) December 13, 2020
Lindsey Boylan Workplace Misconduct
According to the NY Post Boylan resigned from her state job due to scrutiny of her own conduct in the workplace — including allegations of harassment. According to an internal memo from September of that year, three black employees went to state human resources officials accusing Boylan, who is white, of being a “bully” who “treats them like children.”
She allegedly voluntarily resigned after she was confronted with that and other workplace misconduct allegations — including that she let her travel expenses pile up to the tune of $8,000 before reconciliation, and told a subordinate she’d accept her resignation without consulting human resources — in a subsequent sit-down with state honchos.
She however requested for her job back days later but she ultimately moved on.