He served New York as a state senator; assemblyman; borough president; and Supreme Court justice.
Crisona was elected on November 6, 1945, to the New York State Assembly (Queens Co., 12th D.), to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John H. Ferril, and took his seat in the 165th New York State Legislature in January 1946.
[2] In November 1957, he was elected Borough President of Queens, unseating the Republican incumbent James A.
[2] Crisona was accused of offering bribes during the campaign by James A. Phillips, then a leader of the Queens County Democrats and a rival for the nomination.
[3] He took office in 1958, but only stayed until the end of the year, when he stepped down to take a seat on the New York Supreme Court.