O'Donovan in 1998
Miles O'Donovan (C. 1940 -) was the mayor of New York City from 1998 until 2005. He was known for having ties to the Sicilian Mafia as well as the Leone Family and the Forelli Family. Like Hole, he also has a shady past.
Background[]
Miles O'Donovan ran against Mayor Roger C. Hole in the previous election for the position of Mayor in Liberty City, in 1992. However, O'Donovan failed but had gained support due to a series of scandals that Mayor Hole was involved in. However, it is rumored that O'Donovan himself has a past of corruption, drug abuse and prostitution.
1998[]
He ran for Mayor a second time in a special election following Mayor Hole's death. Toni Cipriani campaigned for Salvatore Leone's Candidate: Donald Love, Love, however after a link between Love and the Leone Family was found, Love lost most of his popularity and fortune.
Following his election victory, O'Donovan helped to end the industrial action of ferry workers in Staten Island and Manhattan. O'Donovan promised that the ferries would remain in New York and that jobs would not be lost. Despite his promise, the ferries would stop transporting between Manhattan and Staten Island in 2000.
O'Donovan, as one of his first moves, had the New York City Police Department arrest Salvatore Leone, putting him on trial. Salvatore Leone was released after Paulie Sindacco was killed and increased activities against the Sindacco Family and the Forelli Family. Salvatore, in his belief that O'Donovan would drop the charges, lead to Massimo Torini to kidnap O'Donovan. He took the captive Mayor to the Robbins Reef Lighthouse and ended up indebted to Toni and Salvatore after they rescued him. Salvatore told the Mayor that he belonged to him, and from then on had the Mayor in his pocket.
After 1998[]
O'Donovan is said to have endorsed nail guns (his brother is CEO of Donovan Hardware) and had done little good for Liberty City, except the increase of hardware stores by two folds since his election. This includes little work on transportation, such as the closure of the ferries and lack of improvement on Staten Island. However, O'Donovan had made some improvements, including promising to renew the Red Light District's license and revamp the area. O'Donovan, in April 2001, also purchased police helicopters for the New York City Police Department