Herbert Berman (August 19, 1933 – July 6, 2014)[1] was a politician in New York City.
He served as a City Councilman from Brooklyn and was the chairman of the Council Finance Committee for several years.
[2] Because of term limits prohibiting Berman from seeking reelection in 2001 to the Council, he sought the Democratic nomination for New York City Comptroller.
[3] He lost the Democratic nomination to former Board of Education President William C. Thompson, Jr. and was the nominee of the Liberal Party in the general election, which was also won by Thompson.
Berman then briefly served as Governor George Pataki's liaison to the Jewish community[1] and was then appointed by Gov.