David B. Friedland

[1] Friedland first ran for and won election to the New York City Council in 1965, winning with only a plurality of the votes.

[2] Friedland represented the 6th district, which was then primarily composed of Washington Heights and Inwood in Manhattan, and extended to the Bronx border.

Friedland explained that it would make it easier for him to coordinate his activities on behalf of his constituents with those of the Mayor's staff.

[5] Among measures the Consumer Affairs Committee put forward under Friedland's leadership were those calling for unit pricing of grocery items,[6] seeking to crack down on “massage” parlors,[7] requiring the licensing of television and audio‐equipment repair dealers,[8] creating the New York City Taxi Commission[9] and permitting taxicabs in New York City to carry exterior advertising.

Friedland had practiced law in New York for 50 years, and was a member of the Board of Governors of the Trial Lawyers Association.