Mark Weprin (born June 5, 1961) represented District 23 in the New York City Council, then the most ethnically diverse district in New York City,[1] which contains the Queens neighborhoods of Hollis Hills, Queens Village, Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Bellerose, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, Hollis, Hollis Park Gardens, Holliswood, Fresh Meadows, and Oakland Gardens.

[2] Weprin holds an undergraduate degree in Communications from State University of New York at Albany, as well as a J.D.

He has also worked in the administration of former mayor Edward I. Koch and as an account executive in public relations and marketing.

Prior to that, he served in the capacity of Secretary to the Majority Conference and Chairman of the Subcommittee for Outreach and Oversight of Senior Citizen Programs.

In May 2015, Weprin announced that he would resign from his position on the New York City Council to become a Federal and State legislative deal- breaker for the Cuomo Administration.