Peter Fortunate Vallone Jr. (born March 23, 1961) is an American judge and lawyer.
Vallone was a member of the New York City Council representing the 22nd district, encompassing Astoria, Queens and the surrounding communities, from 2002 to 2013. Vallone served as Chair of the Council's Public Safety Committee.
Before being elected to the City Council, Vallone worked as an Assistant to the Manhattan District Attorney for six years.[5]
Vallone served on the New York City Council from 2002 to 2013.[6] He chaired the Council's Public Safety Committee.[7] His notable legislation included several anti-graffiti bills.[8][9]
In 2013, Vallone ran for Queensborough president. He was defeated by Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary.[6] In 2018, Vallone was fined for campaign finance violations in connection with his 2013 campaign for Queens borough president.[6]
Following his stint on the City Council, Vallone took a job in the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Vallone served the Cuomo administration as a special assistant to the corrections commissioner.[7]
Vallone was nominated to be a New York City Civil Court judge in Queens in May 2015,[12] was elected to the post in November 2015,[13] and was sworn in January 2016.[14] Vallone served as a judge of the same court on which his grandfather, Judge Charles J. Vallone, served.[2] Vallone was designated to serve as an acting justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, Criminal Term in 2017. He was also appointed to the New York Court of Claims by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017.[15]
Personal life
In 2010, Vallone was invited to play against the Chinese National Ping-Pong team on ABC's Wide World of Sports.[16] He is a professional musician, playing four instruments.[17]
Vallone and his former wife, Kristen Anne Canberg, had two daughters, Catherine (Casey) and Caroline.[18] His brother, Paul Vallone, was elected to the City Council in the 19th district in 2013.[19]
^Kurutz, Steven (November 12, 2006). "The Man Who Hates Graffiti'". New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2013. In the past four years, Mr. Vallone has written three anti-graffiti bills, including one that made it illegal for anyone under 21 to possess spray paint or broad-tipped markers, and lent his support to several others. He has publicly reprimanded corporations like Sony and Time Inc. for using graffiti in their advertising, and last summer, when the urban clothing designer Marc Ecko wanted to hold a street fair in Chelsea to celebrate graffiti artists, the councilman tried, unsuccessfully, to revoke the permit.
^Chan, Sewell (November 30, 2009). "Council Votes to Phase Out Roll-Down Security Gates". New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2013. The Bloomberg administration supported the legislation, which was championed primarily by Councilman Peter F. Vallone Jr., the chairman of the Public Safety Committee, only after the Council agreed to a long grace period.
^Scott, Jim (April 29, 2009). "Pit Bulls Booted From Public Housing". New York Daily News. nbcnewyork.com. Retrieved September 11, 2013. "Finally someone is realizing that these potentially dangerous animals have no place in a confined urban space"
