Antonia Figueroa

Antonia (Toni) Figueroa was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York as a child. After graduating from Bronx Community College, Ms. Figueroa completed undergraduate business coursework at Pace University. Shortly after, she began a 35-year career at Sony Music as a Credit Manager.

Although Ms. Figueroa retired briefly, she returned to work and served as a Supervisor for five years in the Accessibility Department at NYC Board of Elections. From there, she went into public service, serving as a Democratic District Leader in the 85th Assembly District and on the executive committee of Bronx Democratic County.

Ms. Figueroa gives of her time and talent as an active participant in the community. She has served as President of the 43rd Precinct Community Council, working in partnership with local law enforcement to enhance the quality of life in the southeast section of the Bronx. Due to her outstanding leadership abilities, Ms. Figueroa has succeeded in helping precinct officials preserve peace and reduce fear in her neighborhood, which consists of 20 housing developments, one- and two-family private homes, numerous apartment buildings and a busy commercial district.

Ms. Figueroa is an invaluable member of the Police Service Area 8 Community Council, located in the Throggs Neck Housing Development. Together with the Council and the local police, she has worked on numerous initiatives that address auto theft, high-tech vehicle and personal property identification, bicycle registration, counter-terrorism and the anti-terrorism hotline, to name a few. The Council has also helped develop the Law Enforcement Explorer Program to encourage young people between ages 14 and 20 to consider law enforcement as a career, and has promoted the Auxiliary Police Program and the Housing Bureau Cadet Corps Program.

As a member of the Neighborhood Advisory Board, Ms. Figueroa helps to identify Community Service Block Grant program priorities with the goal of reducing poverty and revitalizing low-income communities. She is also active at Holy Cross Church and even volunteers as an adult altar server.

Ms. Figueroa enjoys spending time with her husband, Junior; son, Chris; and their two daughters, Bruni and Jessica.