Harrison J. Goldin

Harrison Jacob Goldin (February 23, 1936 – September 16, 2024), often known as Jay Goldin, was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1973 but was better known for his almost-sixteen year tenure as New York City Comptroller from January 1974 to December 1989.

Early life Harrison Jacob Goldin was born on February 23, 1936, into a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City to Harry and Anna Goldin (née Eskolsky), He graduated as Science Valedictorian from the Bronx High School of Science in 1953, and received an A.B. summa cum laude from Princeton University in 1957, and an LL.B. from Yale Law School, where he was articles editor of the Yale Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif.

In 1981, Goldin's office was investigated after he solicited campaign contributions from a businessman who was seeking to build bus shelters in the city; the investigation closed without charges against him. The firm's notable cases included Drexel Burnham Lambert, Rockefeller Center, Enron

Goldin died at a hospital in Manhattan on September 16, 2024, at the age of 88.