Kurt Wynter elected Mayor of New Amsterdam

Mayor Kurt Wynter (right) and his deputy Winifred Haywood

Newspaper agent Kurt Anthony Wynter was yesterday elected Mayor of New Amsterdam, when the new 14-member council held its first meeting.

Winifred Haywood, a member of the former council and a retired educator, was elected Deputy Mayor.

The other members of the council, who were all sworn in yesterday, are