His father was a labor commissioner with the Indian government.
Today, the state attorney general and the labor commissioner are black.
First elected in 1994, she is the only woman to serve as Labor Commissioner.
She said she decided to become labor commissioner because it was such a prestigious job.
Hanley, the labor commissioner, said the city reached the agreement now because the two sides were making progress in their negotiations.
He has vetoed the contract and wants to have his Labor Commissioner take the lead in negotiations.
A former labor commissioner was convicted on bribery charges.
Levine served as the labor commissioner for New York City in 1994 and 1995.
He resigned as labor commissioner in August 2012.
His Labor Commissioner said he planned to convoke a new round of negotiations to make major changes.